Some of these expressions often come to the fore.
We may hear or read them a few times, but their origin and their meaning escape us.
Some are described as obsolete, yet they are more recent than one might think.
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Do you know the expression "mistaking bladders for lanterns"?
It means to misunderstand in an absurd and naive way.
Where does the expression "moving the schmilblick" come from?
It was invented by comedian Pierre Dac in 1949, before being popularized by an eponymous game show hosted by Jacques Antoine and Guy Lux in 1969... Why do we say "it's been a priest's weather" to describe a great weather or very calm seas?
All these expressions, apparently obsolete, are still and often used in contemporary literature.
Do you know their true meaning and origin?
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1001 favorite expressions of the French
by Georges Planelles.
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