French+idiom
11excuse my French — (informal) Pardon my bad language ● French * * * pardon/excuse/my French spoken phrase used for saying you are sorry for swearing Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret something …
12Quebec French lexicon — There are various lexical differences between Quebec French and Metropolitan French in France. These are distributed throughout the registers, from slang to formal usage.Notwithstanding Acadian French in the Maritime Provinces, Quebec French is… …
13Pardon my French — or Excuse my French is a common English language phrase ostensibly disguising profanity as French. The phrase is uttered in an attempt to excuse the user of profanity or curses in the presence of those offended by it under the pretense of the… …
14take French leave — 1. To depart without notice or permission 2. To disappear suspiciously • • • Main Entry: ↑French * * * take French leave phrase to take time away from your job without asking for permission Thesaurus: time off from workhyponym …
15if you'll pardon my french — (UK) This idiom is used as a way of apologising for swearing …
16if you'll pardon my French — (UK) This idiom is used as a way of apologising for swearing. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
17If you'll pardon my French — (UK) This idiom is used as a way of apologising for swearing …
18id|i|om — «IHD ee uhm», noun. 1. a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the ordinary meanings of the words in it. “Give in” is an English idiom meaning “yield.” 2. the language or dialect of a particular area or group: »the idiom of …
19Choke pear (plant) — A choke pear or chocky pear is an astringent fruit. It is (the fruit of) any variety of pear that has an astringent taste and that is difficult to swallow.[1][2] Contents 1 Varieties 2 Similar fruits …
20Lully, Jean-Baptiste — orig. Giovanni Battista Lulli born Nov. 28, 1632, Florence died March 22, 1687, Paris, France Italian born French composer. He was made a ward of the court after his mother died and was sent to a noble French household at age 13 as valet. There… …
