French idioms

What do the French mean when they talk about the end of the beans or a cat in one's throat? What does it mean to speak French like a Spanish cow, to fall into the apples or to put down a rabbit? Here you'll learn these French idioms and their usage.

 
  • Food 1

    Here you'll learn: a few food-related idioms

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  • Food 2

    Here you'll learn: more food-related idioms

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  • Numbers

    Here you'll learn: a few idioms involving numbers

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  • Colours

    Here you'll learn: a few idioms related to colours

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  • Body 1

    Here you'll learn: a few idioms relating to the body

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  • Body 2

    Here you'll learn: more idioms relating to the body

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  • Clothes

    Here you'll learn: a few idioms related to clothes

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  • Animals 1

    Here you'll learn: a few idioms from the world of animals

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  • Animals 2

    Here you'll learn: more idioms from thw world of animals

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  • Nature

    Here you'll learn: a few idioms from the world of nature

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