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More Idiotic French Idioms Trivia Quiz

Since so many of you enjoyed my first quiz,here's another. This time we'll reverse it, give me the idiomatic English equivalent, not the literal translation.

A multiple-choice quiz by monalisa2. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
monalisa2

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
59,740

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1073

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Avoir le bras long Hint

To be a cleptomaniac

To be greedy

To have influence

To be tall

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Question 2 of 10

2. Etre un bourreau des coeurs Hint

To have no heart

To easily fall in love

To be selfish

To be a Casanova

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Question 3 of 10

3. Manger sur le pouce. Hint

To eat like a bird

To be always hungry

To have no appetite

To grab a quick bite

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Question 4 of 10

4. Etre timbre Hint

To chop trees

To be in a hurry

To be crazy

To act silly

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Question 5 of 10

5. Couper le sifflet a quelqu'un Hint

To whistle Dixie

To have one's work cut out

Tell someone to cut it out

To cut someone short

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Question 6 of 10

6. Une histoire a dormir debout Hint

To be exciting

To be a debutant

To fall asleep

A tall tale

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Question 7 of 10

7. Il n'y a pas le feu Hint

To be in the forest

Don't smoke

There's no rush.

Don't get angry

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tirer le diable par la queue Hint

To be hard up

To give your soul to the devil

To fool someone

To be ahead of the game

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Question 9 of 10

9. Entre chien et loup Hint

To chicken out

At dusk; twilight hours

To be sneaky

Between the sword and the stone

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Question 10 of 10

10. Couper la poire en deux Hint

To be in two places at once

To meet halfway

To have more than enough

To have a double personality

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Avoir le bras long

Answer: To have influence

Literally: to have a long arm

2. Etre un bourreau des coeurs

Answer: To be a Casanova

Literally: to be an executioner of hearts.

3. Manger sur le pouce.

Answer: To grab a quick bite

Literally: to eat on the thumb

4. Etre timbre

Answer: To be crazy

Literally: to be stamped

5. Couper le sifflet a quelqu'un

Answer: To cut someone short

Literally: to cut off someone's whistle

6. Une histoire a dormir debout

Answer: A tall tale

Literally: a story to make you sleep standing up

7. Il n'y a pas le feu

Answer: There's no rush.

Literally: There's no fire

8. Tirer le diable par la queue

Answer: To be hard up

Literally: to pull the devil by the tail

9. Entre chien et loup

Answer: At dusk; twilight hours

Literally: between dog and wolf

10. Couper la poire en deux

Answer: To meet halfway

Literally: to cut the pear in two

Source: Author monalisa2

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More Idiotic French Idioms Trivia Quiz

Since so many of you enjoyed my first quiz,here's another. This time we'll reverse it, give me the *idiomatic* English equivalent, *not* the literal translation.

Since so many of you enjoyed my first quiz,here's another. This time we'll reverse it, give me the idiomatic English equivalent, not the literal translation.