Se lever du pied gauche
Meaning: To wake up in a bad mood.
Language: French
Literally: To get up on the left foot
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Superstition about the left side being unlucky, Roman origin.
Equivalents in other languages
- Finnish: Olla pipo kireällä — literally: To have your beanie on tight
- Polish: Być nie w sosie — literally: To be out of the sauce
- English: get up on the wrong side of the bed
More idioms — Body & Senses
- 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.
- avoir le trac — Feeling nervous or anxious before a performance or important event.
More French idioms
- 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.
- Jeter de l'huile sur le feu — To make a bad situation worse.
- Faire d'une pierre deux coups — To kill two birds with one stone.