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French idiom: Revenons à nos moutons

Another expression commonly used in French is revenons à nos moutons.

Assuming you are discussing about a main topic and in the meantime you deviate to another subject. When you want to come back to the main subject of discussion you just say Revenons à nos moutons => Let’s get back on track.

You will love this French expression: Quand on parle du Loup, on en voit la queue.

Literally: When we speak about the wolf, we see its tail.

Meaning : speak of the devil and he's sure to appear. Do you often use such expression in your mother tongue?

10 French Idioms with animals #learnfrench #studyfrench #frenchanimals

In French, we have a significant amount of idioms with animals. The expressions I selected are expressions that we really use in daily life, so don’t hesitate to learn it and to use it as well! Devenir chèvre “Devenir chèvre” literally means “becoming a goat“. As goats are supposed to be impatient, you can actually use it when someone is driving you crazy and you are irritated.Ex. : Tu vas me…

Top 12 French idioms with colors

French idioms with colors make our language very colorful 🙂 Find below the Top 12 expressions using colors that I use in my daily life. If you want to deepen your knowledge about those idioms, please check the Pourpre website (in French).