tremper son biscuit
Meaning: Engaging in a brief romantic or intimate encounter.
Language: French
Literally: to dip one's biscuit
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Culinary metaphor for the action of dipping biscuits in beverages.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- faire la soupe à la grimace — Complaining or grumbling about something constantly.
- avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre — Taking more food than one can actually eat; wanting too much.
- manger du bout des lèvres — Eating without appetite or showing disinterest in the meal.
- in den sauren Apfel beißen — To accept an unpleasant necessity or disagreeable situation with resignation and stoicism.
- comerse un rosco — To fail completely or strike out; to get nothing at all in a romantic or competitive cont…
- mangiare la foglia — Understand someone's hidden intentions or see through their deception immediately.
More French idioms
- faire un bide — Experiencing complete failure or lack of success.
- avoir la chair de poule — Experiencing fear, cold, or emotional reaction causing skin reaction.
- crier sur les toits — Announcing something publicly that should remain secret.
- mettre son doigt sur la plaie — Identifying the exact problem or sensitive issue in a situation.
- avoir un poisson d'avril — Being fooled by a prank or hoax on April 1st.
- être une girouette — Being inconsistent, constantly changing opinions or allegiances.
From our proverbs
- Blood, sweat, and tears — Great achievement requires immense effort and sacrifice.
- Cross that bridge when you come to it — Deal with problems only when they arise.
- The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward — Greater rewards require greater risks.