Être la douche écossaise is a French expression meaning to come as quite a shock.
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French Expressions
The informal French expression “à tombeau ouvert” translates literally to “at or with an open tomb”.
Au diable is a French expression that translates literally to “to the devil” and means “miles from anywhere” and “in the middle of nowhere”.
The French idiom filer à l’anglaise translates literally to “to dash off English style” and means “to dash off”, “to do a runner” or “to slip out/away”.
Faire une croix sur quelque’chose is a French expression meaning to kiss something good-bye or to give something up forever.
