ne plus savoir où donner de la tête

Meaning: To be overwhelmed with work or demands.

Language: French

Literally: to no longer know where to put one's head

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: The phrase pictures someone so beset on all sides that they have no place to turn their head, besieged by competing needs.

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avoir les yeux qui sortent de la tête — To stare with eyes wide open in anger or astonishment.
faire baiser les verges — To force someone you have mistreated to beg your pardon.
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donner du poing sur la table — To express strong disagreement or disapproval with a situation.
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recoller les morceaux — to repair a broken relationship or reconcile after a quarrel.

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A good maxim is never out of season. — Wise principles remain valuable and applicable regardless of circumstances or timing.