Prendre ses jambes à son cou
Meaning: To run away very fast.
Language: French
Literally: To take one's legs around one's neck
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Old French expression, attested from the 16th century.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- Se lever du pied gauche — To wake up in a bad mood.
- Mettre les pieds dans le plat — To put one's foot in it; to say something awkward or blunt.
- avoir des fourmis — Experiencing a tingling or prickling sensation in a limb losing circulation.
- avoir un chat dans la gorge — Having difficulty speaking due to hoarseness or a sore throat.
- avoir un bleu — Having a bruise on the skin from impact or injury.
- avoir une dent contre quelqu'un — Holding a grudge or resentment toward someone.
More French idioms
- C'est la croix et la bannière — It is an enormous effort or ordeal.
- Faire la fine bouche — To be overly picky or hard to please.
- Avoir le vent en poupe — To be doing very well; everything is going your way.
- Tourner autour du pot — To beat around the bush.
- Avoir la tête dans les nuages — To be a daydreamer; out of touch with reality.
- Casser du sucre sur le dos de quelqu'un — To talk behind someone's back.
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