Feel blue Love at first sight Stand someone up Feel great Put one's foot in it Faint Have a lot of work Annoy someone Give up guessing Sleep in Have the knack Cost an arm and a leg Be fed up Have a frog in one's throat Put in one's two cents Daydreaming Get goosebumps Beat around the bush Call a spade a spade Be completely wrong
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Coup de foudre
Literally a 'bolt of lightning,' this describes the instant moment someone falls in love. It is one of the most romantic and widely used idioms in the French language.
Examples in context
Entre eux, ce fut un vrai coup de foudre.
Between them, it was true love at first sight.
J'ai eu un coup de foudre pour cette ville.
I fell in love at first sight with this city.
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