- J'ai un chat dans la gorge (I have a cat in the throat)
= I have a frog in the throat
- ça a coûté les yeux de la tête (It cost the eyes of head)
= It cost an arm and a leg
- Les doigts dans le nez (The fingers in the nose)
= A piece of cake
- Faire du lèche-vitrines (To lick the windows)
= To go window-shopping
- C'est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase (It's the drop of water which makes overflow the vase)
= It is the last straw (that breaks the camel's back)
- L'habit ne fait pas le moine (Clothes don't make the monk)
= Don't judge a book by its cover
