The Ten Most Common Idioms!
Connaissez-vous le sens des expressions idiomatiques suivantes ? Si oui, bravo ! Dans le cas contraire, vous aller adorer cette occasion d'enrichir votre vocabulaire tout en vous amusant car certaines expressions, traduites littéralement, ont un sens pour le moins curieux !
Connaissez-vous le sens des expressions idiomatiques suivantes ? Si oui, bravo ! Dans le cas contraire, vous aller adorer cette occasion d'enrichir votre vocabulaire tout en vous amusant car certaines expressions, traduites littéralement, ont un sens pour le moins curieux !- Back to the drawing board
= When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over
→ The director didn’t like our proposal at all, so it’s back to the drawing board.
- A blessing in disguise
= Something good that isn't recognized at first
→ Mary wasn’t very happy that she didn’t get the job, but it’s perhaps a blessing in disguise, as it is very far from her home.
- Cross that bridge when you come to it
= Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before
→ 'What if the flight is delayed?' 'I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.'
- A far cry from
= Very different from
→ We had never been to London before and it was a far cry from what we expected.
- Hit the nail on the head
= Do or say something exactly right
→ I believe you just hit the nail on the head a couple of minutes ago when you talked about other species.
- Kill two birds with one stone
= To accomplish two different things at the same time.
→ I killed two birds with one stone and saw some old friends while I was in Louisiana visiting my parents.
- Let the cat out of the bag
= To share information that was previously concealed
→ I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Jim went and let the cat out of the bag.
- Once in a blue moon
= Happens very rarely
→ My sister lives in Alaska, so I only get to see her once in a blue moon.
- A piece of cake
= A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple
→ Our team is strong, but it won't be a piece of cake to make it to the finals.
- Take with a grain of salt
= This means not to take what someone says too seriously
→ Take what your friend says with a grain of salt – she has quite a vivid imagination and sometimes exaggerates!
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