faire fureur
Meaning: To provoke great enthusiasm or widespread popularity.
Language: French
Literally: to make fury
Category: The Absurd
Origin: The metaphor is of an emotion running wild, uncontrolled and intense.
More idioms — The Absurd
- être victime de son succès — To suffer problems or difficulties that arise as a result of becoming too successful.
- ne pas tourner rond — to be unwell or not functioning properly.
- casser le nez à coups d’encensoir — To offer someone clumsy, exaggerated, and insincere flattery to their face.
- péter une baloune — To cause deep disappointment; to shatter someone's illusions or hopes.
- passer d'un excès à l'autre — To swing from one extreme to the opposite extreme without ever finding moderation.
- fuera de sí — to be in a state of extreme emotion, either elation or distress, such that one loses comp…
More French idioms
- tirer l’oreille — To scold or reprimand someone.
- pousser les feux — To intensify effort or energy; to redouble one's exertions to achieve a goal.
- courir après les cotillons — To pursue amorous or romantic adventures.
- tirer les oreilles — To scold someone harshly or punish them.
- avoir de la tchatche — To be talkative and persuasive, to have the gift of gab.
- tomber à l’eau — To be canceled or abandoned.