French Idioms

To know a language you have to know its idioms, and French is no exception. All forms of the language, from the highly colloquial to the utterly erudite use idioms. Browse below to find the idiom you need, or just explore the many ways you can express yourself in French.

va te faire mettre
fuck off; bugger off

valer la peine
be worthwhile

vaquer à ses occupations
attend to one’s affairs

veine
luck, fortune

vendre chèrement sa peau
sell one’s life dearly; not give up easily

voir le monde par le petit bout de la lorgnette
exaggerate about oneself; see things disproportionately

voir trop grand
bite off more than one can know; bite off too much

vu que
seeing as; given that (lit: seen that). 1. Vu que c'est ta chambre, tu dois faire le menage.

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