retourner l’estomac
Meaning: To disgust or sicken someone, to make them feel nauseous.
Language: French
Literally: to turn over the stomach
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: The phrase draws on the physical sensation of stomach distress as an image for emotional revulsion and illness.
More idioms — Body & Senses
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- ne s’être pas regardé — to judge others harshly while being blind to one's own equal or greater faults.
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- se composer le visage — To adopt a serious or carefully studied expression suited to the circumstances.
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- recoller les morceaux — to repair a broken relationship or reconcile after a quarrel.
- brûler ses dernières cartouches — to exhaust one's final resources or use one's last arguments in desperation.
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