Raconter des salades is one of those French expressions which has a meaning that’s impossible to guess. The expression translates literally to “to tell salads” and means to tell stories, tall tales, to spin a yarn or simply “to lie”.
Deux poids deux mesures is a French expression that means “to have a double standard”.
Au nez et à la barbe de quelqu’un is a French idiom that translates literally to “at somebody’s nose and beard of somebody” and means “right under your nose”.
The French expression “découvrir le pot aux roses” translates literally to “to discover the pot of roses”. This is a slightly poetic expression with the English meaning: In French “un pot aux roses” (pot of roses) can translate to a secret, mystery or a reality that’s been well hidden. Marie a découvert le pot aux …
The French expression “cousu de fil blanc” translates literally to “sewn or stitched in white thread”. English meanings include: The idea is that if a dark-colored garment is sewn with a white piece of thread, the thread sticks out very clearly to the eye. Expressio.fr suggests the following definitions in French: 1) Very crude and …
