Casser du sucre sur le dos de quelqu'un
Meaning: To talk behind someone's back.
Language: French
Literally: To break sugar on someone's back
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: French expression from the 18th century.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- faire ses choux gras — Profiting greatly from a situation at someone else's expense.
- manger ses paroles — Having to take back or admit one was wrong about something said.
- mettre l'eau à la bouche — Making someone crave or desire something through temptation.
- tremper son biscuit — Engaging in a brief romantic or intimate encounter.
- faire la soupe à la grimace — Complaining or grumbling about something constantly.
- avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre — Taking more food than one can actually eat; wanting too much.
More French idioms
- Jeter de l'huile sur le feu — To make a bad situation worse.
- Faire d'une pierre deux coups — To kill two birds with one stone.
- Faire d'une mouche un éléphant — To make a mountain out of a molehill; to exaggerate wildly.
- avoir des fourmis — Experiencing a tingling or prickling sensation in a limb losing circulation.
- être sur des charbons ardents — Being extremely anxious or impatient about something.
- avoir un chat dans la gorge — Having difficulty speaking due to hoarseness or a sore throat.
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