It's all about an egg!
Marcher sur des oeufs
Walking on eggshells
Mieux vaut tard que jamais
Better late than never
Haut comme trois pommes
To be short, small in height
Donner sa langue au chat
To give up
During which joyful event did King Henri II die?
During his daughter's wedding during a jousting game. He got hit in the eye!
Qui vole un oeuf vole un boeuf
Once a thief, always a thief
Il pleut des cordes
It's raining cats and dogs
Couper l'herbe sous le pied
Beat someone to it
Poser un lapin
to stand somebody up
Which French profession is nicknamed "les poulets" because their office was built in 1871 in a former poultry market.
Police officers
Tuer la poule aux oeufs d'or
To kill the goose that lay the golden egg / to kill the golden goose
C'est la goutte d'eau qui fait deborder le vase
It's the last straw (on the camel's back)
On ne va pas pousser mémé dans les orties
Don't push it too far
Passer du coq à l'âne
To keep jumping from one subject to another
Where do you think the expression "casser sa pipe" come from?
During the Napoleonic wars, soldiers would bite on their wooden pipes while being operated on. If the pipe fell, the soldier has died.
Tuer dans l'oeuf
To nip something in the bud
Tout ce qui brille n'est pas or
Don't judge a book by it's cover
C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron
Practice makes perfect
Ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard.
It's nothing to write home about / nothing special about it.
Which king's body was boiled in water and wine after his death?
King Louis IX (Saint Louis)
Un crâne d’œuf
baldy
Après la pluie vient le beau temps
This too shall pass
Ne pas chercher midi à quatorze heures
don't overcomplicate things
Avoir une araignée au plafond
To be mad / crazy / mentally unstable
Who was "Brillant"?
Louis XVI's cat, whom he accidently killed with a hammer!