French Sayings vs. English Sayings

Remember the popular phrase, "You cannot teach an old dog new tricks"? The French say something quite similar: "On n'apprend pas aux vieux singes à faire des grimaces.", which translates to, "You cannot teach old monkeys to make faces. :D

Here are a few more:

"Ah, la vache!" The french use this as we would use Oh my goodness. The literal translation though, is "Oh, the cow!"

When we lose our patience, we say "That's the last straw!!", then go punch something. The french say, "C'est la fin des haricots". It means that's the end of the beans...


LOL!