avoir les sangs tournés
Meaning: To be profoundly shocked or horrified.
Language: French
Literally: to have one's bloods turned
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: The phrase draws on the archaic medical image of blood or humors as capable of being disturbed or reversed by extreme emotional shock.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- fourrer son nez dans les affaires de quelqu'un — To meddle or pry indiscreetly into someone else's affairs.
- griller les neurones — To drive someone insane or cause them to go mad.
- ça pique — It is very expensive or causes financial pain.
- ojito derecho — A person's favorite or most beloved person, especially a child.
- a todo gañote — At the top of one's voice; very loudly.
- morder el polvo — to be defeated or to die.
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- passer d'un excès à l'autre — To swing from one extreme to the opposite extreme without ever finding moderation.
- remettre en selle — To help someone recover a former position or regain their footing after a setback.
- prendre des gants — To handle a delicate matter with great tact and care to avoid offending someone.
- remettre en train — To restart or reactivate something that has stopped or slowed down.
- vendre chèrement sa peau — To defend oneself fiercely and make a determined stand against those trying to kill you.
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