Manger son pain blanc en premier
Meaning: To take the easy part at the start and leave the hard part for later.
Language: French
Literally: To eat one's white bread first
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: White bread was the expensive kind and dark bread the daily one, so eating the good loaf first meant worse to come. It is usually said about someone else's future.
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- Un pique-nique — A meal eaten outdoors to which everyone contributes.
- Cracher dans la soupe — To disparage the thing that sustains you.
- Trempé comme une soupe — Drenched to the skin.
- Payer rubis sur l'ongle — To pay in full, immediately and to the last penny.
- Faire avancer le schmilblick — To make actual progress on something.
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- Être médusé — To be struck dumb with astonishment.
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- Avoir bon pied bon œil — To be in excellent shape, especially for one's age.
- Avoir le pied marin — To keep one's balance on a moving deck; to be unshaken by turbulence.
- Au pied levé — At a moment's notice, with no preparation.
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