avoir une peur bleue
Meaning: Being terrified or extremely frightened of something.
Language: French
Literally: to have a blue fear
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Color blue intensifies the emotion of fear to extreme level.
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- être du voyage — Being involved in an illicit or questionable scheme.
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- faire un couac — Making an embarrassing mistake or producing a discordant sound.
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- Il y a anguille sous roche — Something suspicious is quietly going on beneath the surface.
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