se casser la figure
Meaning: To fall to the ground; to have an accident or suffer a collapse.
Language: French
Literally: to break oneself the figure
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Direct formation: 'figure' is an older word for body or physical form, so the phrase literally describes breaking one's body.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- joindre le geste à la parole — To back up what you say with action; to keep your promises.
- se payer la tête de quelqu'un — To mock or ridicule someone.
- avoir les sangs tournés — To be profoundly shocked or horrified.
- fourrer son nez dans les affaires de quelqu'un — To meddle or pry indiscreetly into someone else's affairs.
- griller les neurones — To drive someone insane or cause them to go mad.
- ça pique — It is very expensive or causes financial pain.
More French idioms
- péter une baloune — To cause deep disappointment; to shatter someone's illusions or hopes.
- être du propre — Used ironically to criticize something as morally or physically filthy.
- remuer ciel et terre — To exert all possible effort and use every available means to achieve a goal.
- mettre à terre — To defeat or knock someone down.
- faire dresser l’oreille — To catch someone's attention or spark their interest.
- renaître de ses cendres — To rise again and flourish after near-total destruction.