adminAs you are probably aware by now, native French speakers use many idiomatic expressions in everyday situations…
Today, I have gathered 9 of them with the word “pied” (foot) that they often use in daily conversations.
So now you can easily say sentences like “I take my foot even if I sing or play like a foot !!!”
Amusez-vous bien ! (Have fun!) 😉
| Expression | Literal Translation | Actual Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| PRENDRE SON PIED C'EST LE PIED ! | To take one's foot It is the foot | To really enjoy oneself To have a great pleasure |
| TROUVER CHAUSSURE À SON PIED | To find shoe to ones foot | To find a perfect match |
| PERDRE PIED | To lose foot | To lose one's footing |
| AVOIR PIED | To have foot | To be able to touch the bottom of a swimming pool for instance , then you can say "J'ai pied" ! |
| FAIRE QUELQUE CHOSE COMME UN PIED | To do something as a foot | To do something very badly Ex : Tu chantes comme un pied : You sing as a foot = to sing very badly |
| SE FAIRE/ SE LAISSER MARCHER SUR LES PIEDS | To get walked on feet | To be messed about |
| SE LEVER DU PIED GAUCHE | To get up from the left foot | To be in a bad mood |
| METTRE LES PIEDS DANS LE PLAT | To put the feet in the dish | To put one's foot in it |
| TIRER UNE ÉPINE DU PIED | To pull a thorn from the foot | To pull someone's bacon out of the fire |