C'est la croix et la bannière
Meaning: It is an enormous effort or ordeal.
Language: French
Literally: It is the cross and the banner
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Religious procession imagery, medieval French.
More idioms — Daily Life
- Faire d'une pierre deux coups — To kill two birds with one stone.
- être sur des charbons ardents — Being extremely anxious or impatient about something.
- avoir un tuyau — Having inside information or a useful tip about something.
- être à court de — Lacking or running low on something essential.
- crier sur les toits — Announcing something publicly that should remain secret.
- avoir un poisson d'avril — Being fooled by a prank or hoax on April 1st.
More French idioms
- Faire la fine bouche — To be overly picky or hard to please.
- Se lever du pied gauche — To wake up in a bad mood.
- Avoir le vent en poupe — To be doing very well; everything is going your way.
- Mettre les pieds dans le plat — To put one's foot in it; to say something awkward or blunt.
- Tourner autour du pot — To beat around the bush.
- Avoir la tête dans les nuages — To be a daydreamer; out of touch with reality.
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