French Phrases

300 common phrases and expressions

avoir le cafard

to feel down/blue

B1 Idiom

To feel depressed or melancholic

coûter les yeux de la tête

to cost an arm and a leg

B1 Idiom

To be very expensive

avoir un chat dans la gorge

to have a frog in one's throat

B1 Idiom

To have difficulty speaking due to throat irritation

poser un lapin

to stand someone up

B2 Idiom

To not show up for an appointment

avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

to have other fish to fry

B2 Idiom

To have more important things to do

être dans la lune

to have one's head in the clouds

B1 Idiom

To be daydreaming

mettre les pieds dans le plat

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To say something embarrassing

tomber dans les pommes

to faint

B1 Idiom

To lose consciousness

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

eyes bigger than stomach

B1 Idiom

To take more food than you can eat

casser les pieds

to annoy

B1 Idiom

To bother or irritate someone

avoir le cafard

to feel down/blue

B1 Idiom

To feel depressed or melancholic

coûter les yeux de la tête

to cost an arm and a leg

B1 Idiom

To be very expensive

avoir un chat dans la gorge

to have a frog in one's throat

B1 Idiom

To have difficulty speaking due to throat irritation

poser un lapin

to stand someone up

B2 Idiom

To not show up for an appointment

avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

to have other fish to fry

B2 Idiom

To have more important things to do

être dans la lune

to have one's head in the clouds

B1 Idiom

To be daydreaming

mettre les pieds dans le plat

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To say something embarrassing

tomber dans les pommes

to faint

B1 Idiom

To lose consciousness

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

eyes bigger than stomach

B1 Idiom

To take more food than you can eat

casser les pieds

to annoy

B1 Idiom

To bother or irritate someone

avoir le cafard

to feel down/blue

B1 Idiom

To feel depressed or melancholic

coûter les yeux de la tête

to cost an arm and a leg

B1 Idiom

To be very expensive

avoir un chat dans la gorge

to have a frog in one's throat

B1 Idiom

To have difficulty speaking due to throat irritation

poser un lapin

to stand someone up

B2 Idiom

To not show up for an appointment

avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

to have other fish to fry

B2 Idiom

To have more important things to do

être dans la lune

to have one's head in the clouds

B1 Idiom

To be daydreaming

mettre les pieds dans le plat

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To say something embarrassing

tomber dans les pommes

to faint

B1 Idiom

To lose consciousness

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

eyes bigger than stomach

B1 Idiom

To take more food than you can eat

casser les pieds

to annoy

B1 Idiom

To bother or irritate someone

avoir le cafard

to feel down/blue

B1 Idiom

To feel depressed or melancholic

coûter les yeux de la tête

to cost an arm and a leg

B1 Idiom

To be very expensive

avoir un chat dans la gorge

to have a frog in one's throat

B1 Idiom

To have difficulty speaking due to throat irritation

poser un lapin

to stand someone up

B2 Idiom

To not show up for an appointment

avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

to have other fish to fry

B2 Idiom

To have more important things to do

être dans la lune

to have one's head in the clouds

B1 Idiom

To be daydreaming

mettre les pieds dans le plat

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To say something embarrassing

tomber dans les pommes

to faint

B1 Idiom

To lose consciousness

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

eyes bigger than stomach

B1 Idiom

To take more food than you can eat

casser les pieds

to annoy

B1 Idiom

To bother or irritate someone

avoir le cafard

to feel down/blue

B1 Idiom

To feel depressed or melancholic

coûter les yeux de la tête

to cost an arm and a leg

B1 Idiom

To be very expensive

avoir un chat dans la gorge

to have a frog in one's throat

B1 Idiom

To have difficulty speaking due to throat irritation

poser un lapin

to stand someone up

B2 Idiom

To not show up for an appointment

avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

to have other fish to fry

B2 Idiom

To have more important things to do

être dans la lune

to have one's head in the clouds

B1 Idiom

To be daydreaming

mettre les pieds dans le plat

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To say something embarrassing

tomber dans les pommes

to faint

B1 Idiom

To lose consciousness

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

eyes bigger than stomach

B1 Idiom

To take more food than you can eat

casser les pieds

to annoy

B1 Idiom

To bother or irritate someone

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