Faire la fine bouche

Meaning: To be overly picky or hard to please.

Language: French

Literally: To make the fine mouth

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: French expression from the 18th century.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Tourner autour du pot — To beat around the bush.
• Casser du sucre sur le dos de quelqu'un — To talk behind someone's back.
• 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.

More French idioms

• 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.
• Avoir la tête dans les nuages — To be a daydreamer; out of touch with reality.
• 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.

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