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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Se mettre le doigt dans l'œil
Literally 'to put the finger in the eye,' it means to be totally mistaken or to deceive oneself. It is an informal way to point out someone's error.
Examples in context
Si tu penses qu'il va t'aider, tu te mets le doigt dans l'œil.
If you think he's going to help you, you're dead wrong.
Tu te mets le doigt dans l'œil sur ce dossier.
You're entirely mistaken about this file.
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