faire un couac
Meaning: Making an embarrassing mistake or producing a discordant sound.
Language: French
Literally: to make a squawk
Category: The Absurd
Origin: Onomatopoeia for incorrect musical notes or awkward sounds.
More idioms — The Absurd
- 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 — Speaking of someone often enough may cause them to unexpectedly appear; talk of the devil.
- пускать пыль в глаза — 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.
- 杞憂 — Unnecessary worry about things that won't happen; baseless anxiety.
More French idioms
- Quand les poules auront des dents — Never — it describes something that will simply never happen.
- Il y a anguille sous roche — Something suspicious is quietly going on beneath the surface.
- Ménager la chèvre et le chou — To try to please both sides of a conflict without committing to either.
- Avoir la gueule de bois — To be hungover.
- Filer à l'anglaise — To leave discreetly without saying goodbye.
- Se mettre sur son trente-et-un — To dress up in your very best clothes.
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