tenir du miracle
Meaning: To be exceptional or extraordinary; to have a miraculous quality.
Language: French
Literally: to hold of the miracle
Category: The Absurd
Origin: The phrase pictures something so remarkable that it seems to approach the supernatural or divine.
More idioms — The Absurd
- se mettre la rate au court-bouillon — To worry pointlessly and obsessively over something.
- faire fureur — To provoke great enthusiasm or widespread popularity.
- être victime de son succès — To suffer problems or difficulties that arise as a result of becoming too successful.
- ne pas tourner rond — to be unwell or not functioning properly.
- casser le nez à coups d’encensoir — To offer someone clumsy, exaggerated, and insincere flattery to their face.
- péter une baloune — To cause deep disappointment; to shatter someone's illusions or hopes.
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- ne pas fermer l’œil de la nuit — To be unable to sleep; to stay awake all night.
- baisser pavillon — To concede defeat or accept inferiority; to surrender.
- réduire la voilure — To cut back on spending, resources, or ambitions.
- être dos au mur — To be in a desperate situation with no way to retreat or escape.
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- regarder la pointe de ses souliers — To lower one's eyes in embarrassment or shame.
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