faire un bide
Meaning: Experiencing complete failure or lack of success.
Language: French
Literally: to make a belly
Category: The Absurd
Origin: When performance fails, the performer can only show their belly.
More idioms — The Absurd
- faire un couac — Making an embarrassing mistake or producing a discordant sound.
- estar en la luna de Valencia — Completely distracted or absent-minded, oblivious to what's happening around you.
- avere la coda di paglia — Feel guilty about something because you're afraid of being discovered or criticized.
- 호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다 (Horangido je mal hamyeon onda) — Speaking of someone often enough may cause them to unexpectedly appear; talk of the devil.
- пускать пыль в глаза (puskat' pyl' v glaza) — To deceive or mislead someone, creating false impressions through trickery.
- meter os pés pelas mãos — Make a clumsy mistake or bungle something badly through carelessness.
More French idioms
- avoir la chair de poule — Experiencing fear, cold, or emotional reaction causing skin reaction.
- crier sur les toits — Announcing something publicly that should remain secret.
- mettre son doigt sur la plaie — Identifying the exact problem or sensitive issue in a situation.
- avoir un poisson d'avril — Being fooled by a prank or hoax on April 1st.
- être une girouette — Being inconsistent, constantly changing opinions or allegiances.
- faire ses dents — A baby is teething and developing their first teeth.
From our compliments & insults
- C'est une vraie chèvre — They're hopelessly stubborn and infuriating — a goat that refuses to be moved.
- Casse-pieds — A massive bore or pain in the neck — someone who wears you down with their irritating way…
- Espèce de patate — You dim bulb — a potato being the very picture of inert, unthinking stodginess.