Tu as le vent en poupe

Meaning: Everything is going your way — you're riding a wave of momentum and success.

Language: French

Literally: You have the wind in your stern

Category: Compliment

Origin: Nautical French; the poop wind fills the sail and pushes the ship forward.

More compliments & insults — Compliment

Tu es un as — You're brilliant at what you do — the very best.
Tu as de la répartie — You're brilliantly quick-witted — always ready with the perfect comeback.
Eres un crack — You're brilliant — a total star at what you do.
Eres muy majo/a — You're a lovely, kind, and genuine person — the nicest way to compliment someone's charac…
Tienes mucho corazón — You're extraordinarily generous and warm — you give more than you need to.
Tienes mucho arte — You have natural flair, charm, and creative talent — an effortless quality that can't be…

T'as pas inventé le fil à couper le beurre — You're not exactly a genius — the wire to cut butter is about the most obvious tool imagi…
Tête de mule — An impossibly stubborn person who refuses to change their mind no matter what.
C'est une vraie chèvre — They're hopelessly stubborn and infuriating — a goat that refuses to be moved.
Casse-pieds — A massive bore or pain in the neck — someone who wears you down with their irritating way…
Espèce de patate — You dim bulb — a potato being the very picture of inert, unthinking stodginess.
Quel râleur / quelle râleuse — You never stop moaning — everything is a complaint, nothing is ever good enough.

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