Idioms From Around the World

Idioms from FRANCE

“Sauter/passer du coq à l’âne”.

“To jump from the rooster to the donkey”

Jumping from the rooster to the donkey is very common in France. You’ll see many people doing this there pretty much everywhere. It can be fun and it doesn’t require a lot of practice.

It means jumping from one subject to another one.

« Tomber dans les pommes »

“To fall in the apples”

This can happen anywhere, even in places where apples are scarce.

It means to faint/to pass out.

« Poser un lapin ».

“To lay a rabbit” (usually on someone)

This is something that can be done any time in France, not just for Easter. It’s not something very nice to do to someone but people do recover fairly quickly from it.

Poser un lapin