Emma Albright - emma.albright@thelocal.com
Updated: Thu 21 May 2026 10:26 CET
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You really don't want to be putting your feet in a dish - literally and figuratively.
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You really don't want to be putting your feet in a dish - literally and figuratively.
Emma Albright - emma.albright@thelocal.com
Updated: Thu 21 May 2026 10:26 CET
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You really don't want to be putting your feet in a dish - literally and figuratively.
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This French expression has nothing to do with food...despite what its literal meaning suggests.

In English a grain of salt indicates scepticism, but the French expression has a totally different meaning.

This French expression has its origins in bread making...

This French expression doesn't actually mean your underpants are on.

This French expression has quite a funny image.

This French expression is not actually about getting in the bathtub.