Le mot du jour : tomber dans les pommes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomber dans les pommes (litterally “to fall in the apples”) actually means “to faint”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n I was reminded of that common expression the other day when my kids \nwere reminiscing an old joke that all French primary school students \nknow. Here goes :
“Quel est le \nsport le plus fruit\u00e9 ? C’est la boxe, parce que tu te prends une p\u00eache \nen pleine poire et tu tombes dans les pommes !”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Translation : “What sport is the most fruity? It’s boxing because you \nget a peach on your pear and fall in the apples (You get hit in your \nface and faint)”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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