Now, everybody knows that 5 fruits and veg a day are the staple of a healthy diet, but do you know your five fruit idioms ? Here’s a few of them to get you started:
Couper la poire en deux: (Literally: To cut the pear in two) = To meet halfway
Se fendre la poire/pêche: (Literally: to slice one’s pear/peach)= To laugh one’s head off
Etre bonne poire/pomme: (Literally: To be a good pear/apple) = To be naive
Tomber dans les pommes: (Literally: to fall in the apples) = To faint/pass out
Avoir la pêche: (Literally: To have the peach) = To be in great form
Avoir la banane: (Literally: To have the banana) = To have a big smile on one’s face
Travailler pour des prunes : (Literally: to work for prunes) = To get nothing for one’s work
You can find more fruit and veg related idioms on the below pages if you wish to dig further.
Go bananas !
In French:
http://www.icem-pedagogie-freinet.org/book/export/html/3209
In English:
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