Pardon My French
The term "pardon my French" is a phrase asking one to excuse this.
What is profanity or swearing?
It is the vulnerable point of something otherwise invulnerable.
What is an Achilles heel?
It means to do something for the public good or for free.
What is pro bono?
The phrases "going Dutch", "Do the Dutch", and "Dutch treat" mean splitting one of these.
What is a restaurant bill?
Someone who acts violently can be described as this in a china shop.
What is a bull?
Popularly used in sailing or cruises, it means to have a good trip.
What is bon voyage?
When one is said to be successful at everything they do, they are said to have this touch.
What is the Midas touch?
When something is being counted per person, it is often referred to as being counted per this.
What is per capita?
To gain Dutch courage is to drink something containing this.
What is alcohol?
It is another name for the game of "telephone", most commonly used in overseas British colonies.
What is Chinese whispers?
This French term can either be applied to a woman of aristocratic standing or the female head of a brothel.
What is madame?
It is a term used to describe a seemingly impossible task, named after a demigod.
What is a Herculean task?
DAILY DOUBLE
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While it used to mean incomprehensible mumbling, it now refers to a version of jump rope with two ropes.
What is double Dutch?
A China doll is one made out of this glazed material.
What is porcelain?
Often used to dismiss misfortune, it basically translates to "that's life" or "such is life".
It is a book of maps.
What is an Atlas?
It means to acknowledge one's own guilt, to live up to it.
What is mea culpa?
What is a Dutch oven?
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This French term is often used to describe an indescribable quality.
What is je ne sais quoi?
It is a term used to describe something that appears to be a gift yet is given with malicious intentions.
What is a Trojan horse?
Often used in storytelling, it means to start something in the middle of an event.
What is in medias res?
It is a term used to describe stern relatives, mostly male ones.
What is a Dutch Uncle?
"Long time, no see", "no pain, no gain", and "no can do" are examples of this simplified language originally spoken by Chinese workers to British traders.
What is Chinese Coastal English or Chinese Pidgin English?