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Meaning: To fly into a rage; to lose one's temper suddenly and violently.
Language: French
Literally: To come off its hinges
Category: Daily Life
Origin: In use since the 17th century, picturing a door wrenched so hard it comes off its hinges.
More idioms — Daily Life
- Jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain — To discard something valuable while getting rid of what's unwanted.
- Pédaler dans la semoule — To be confused and getting nowhere.
- Avoir d'autres chats à fouetter — To have more important things to do.
- Avoir le cul entre deux chaises — To be indecisive, caught between two options.
- Les carottes sont cuites — It's too late, nothing can be done.
- Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof — I don't understand anything at all.
More French idioms
- Reprendre du poil de la bête — To recover one's strength or spirit after a setback; to bounce back.
- Arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe — To show up at a completely inopportune, awkward moment.
- C'est l'hôpital qui se fout de la charité — Said when someone criticizes another for a flaw they share themselves; the pot calling th…
- Ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard — It's nothing special or impressive.
- C'est comme pisser dans un violon — A completely pointless effort.
- Avoir le cafard — To feel depressed or down.
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