IdiomDaily Life
French
FrenchFaire du ramdam
Meaning: To make a great deal of noise.
Literally: To make ramadan
Example: “Les supporters ont fait du ramdam toute la nuit sous nos fenêtres.” — The fans raised Cain all night under our windows.
English equivalent: To raise Cain
Equivalents in other languages
Italian: Fare il diavolo a quattro Literally: To make the devil times four
Hindi: आसमान सिर पर उठाना (aasmaan sir par uthaana) Literally: To lift the sky onto your head
English: raise hell
Spanish: armar la de san Quintín Literally: To arm the one of Saint Quintín- English: raise Cain
Origin: From Ramadan, borrowed through North African French, and referring to the nightly activity after the fast breaks rather than to the daytime observance. It entered French army slang in the 19th century.
More French idioms
- L'affaire est dans le sac It is as good as settled.
- Mettre à sac To plunder a place completely.
- À bon entendeur, salut A word to the wise — take the hint.
- Bon sang ! Good grief — an exclamation of exasperation.
- Bon sang ne saurait mentir Breeding shows in the end.
- Séance tenante Then and there, without adjournment.
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