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B1 → B2 Lesson 1 of 3 · French Idioms in Pictures

Idioms of everyday life

Poser un lapin, il pleut des cordes, être dans la lune: see what the words say, guess what they mean, use them.

13 min · 11 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Understand eight everyday idioms
  • Guess an idiom from its picture
  • Use them in the right situation
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Poser un lapin = to stand someone up; il pleut des cordes = it is pouring.
  • 2Être dans la lune = to daydream; tomber dans les pommes = to faint.
  • 3Coûter les yeux de la tête = very expensive; faire la grasse matinée = to sleep in.
  • 4The words of an idiom never change; only the verb is conjugated.

Key vocabulary

poser un lapinto stand someone up
être dans la luneto daydream
tomber dans les pommesto faint
avoir le cafardto feel down