Pardon My French. Part Deux

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  1. On ne va pas en faire tout un fromage.
    Let’s not make a huge fuss about it.
    Literally: “We’re not going to make a whole cheese out of it.”
  2. Il y a anguille sous roche.
    There’s something fishy going on.
    Literally: “There’s an eel under the rock.”
  3. Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop.
    Old habits die hard / you can’t suppress your true nature for long.
    Literally: “Drive nature away and it comes galloping back.”
  4. Ce n’est pas demain la veille.
    That’s not going to happen any time soon.
    Literally, rather beautifully: “Tomorrow isn’t the day before it.”
  5. Après la pluie, le beau temps.
    After the rain comes fair weather.

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Jo Harper is a British writer, journalist, editor and teacher who has lived in Warsaw since the 1990s. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and has worked for international media including Deutsche Welle, Politico and Anadolu Agency. He is the author of several books on Poland, Europe, memory and identity, and the founder of Shoot the Breeze.

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