Alsace is better known for its sauerkraut, pretzels, baeckeoffe, kougelhopf or spaetzle than for its parsley, yet the expression “
believe oneself the parsley in soup
” is very Alsatian.
To read also "Do you want a schluck?"
: what does this expression mean?
What do we mean by that?
Being pretentious, having a high opinion of yourself, appearing to be important.
We find phrases with the same meaning such: "
Believing
yourself
out of Jupiter's thigh
", "
Taking yourself for the navel of the world
", and the curious "
Believing yourself the papal mustard
", a function used by Alphonse Daudet in The Pope's Mule, even if Émile Littré settled the question: “
There is no mustard among the papal officers.
"
Take yourself for the navel of the world
Claim that modern linguists have confirmed.
"
So, to lower my haughtiness, she called me one day a hospodar, and another, the Pope's first mustard pot.
I did not know that the hospodars were tyrants of Wallachia, and that it is to have a high opinion of oneself that
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 20% left to discover.
To cultivate one's freedom is to cultivate one's curiosity.
Continue reading your article for € 1 the first month
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Log in