faire la soupe à la grimace

Meaning: Complaining or grumbling about something constantly.

Language: French

Literally: to make grimace soup

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Making soup while grimacing expresses discontent about the process.

More idioms — Food & Drink

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre — Taking more food than one can actually eat; wanting too much.
manger du bout des lèvres — Eating without appetite or showing disinterest in the meal.
in den sauren Apfel beißen — To accept an unpleasant necessity or disagreeable situation with resignation and stoicism.
comerse un rosco — To fail completely or strike out; to get nothing at all in a romantic or competitive cont…
mangiare la foglia — Understand someone's hidden intentions or see through their deception immediately.
piangere sul latte versato — Waste time regretting something that cannot be changed or undone.

avoir les pieds qui démangent — Wanting to travel or move to a different place.
être aux petits soins — Receiving attentive, careful treatment and consideration from someone.
montrer les dents — Displaying aggression, defiance, or readiness to fight.
faire un esclandre — Creating a public disturbance or embarrassing scene.
être un ours — Being unfriendly, grumpy, and difficult to approach socially.
avoir une mémoire d'éléphant — Having exceptional ability to remember details over time.

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