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Tomber dans les pommes

Meaning: Suddenly losing consciousness — possibly derived from the older expression 'être dans les pommes cuites' (to be in the cooked apples), meaning to be utterly exhausted.

Language: French

Literally: To fall in the apples

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Possibly a corruption of 'tomber en pâmoison' (to fall in a swoon).

More idioms — Food & Drink

  • Avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez — To be getting angry.
  • Pédaler dans la semoule — To be confused and getting nowhere.
  • Raconter des salades — To tell lies or tall tales.
  • En faire tout un fromage — To make a big deal out of nothing.
  • Mettre son grain de sel — To give an unsolicited opinion.
  • Les carottes sont cuites — It's too late, nothing can be done.

More French idioms

  • Avoir d'autres chats à fouetter — To have more important things to do.
  • Couper les cheveux en quatre — To over-analyze or split hairs.
  • Se regarder le nombril — To be self-centered or narcissistic.
  • Avoir le cul entre deux chaises — To be indecisive, caught between two options.
  • Casser les pieds à quelqu'un — To annoy or bore someone greatly.
  • Avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre — To want to have it both ways.

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