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.

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