Taking advantage of the current location of some of my students of 4ºESO, this week's idiom deals with a neighbour country.
Ok, so here it goes... I think you all going to like it.
Excuse/ Pardon my French
Let me show you some pictures so you can deduce its meaning.
And another one:
And finally an example with context:
” If you’ll pardon my French, but I think you’re a %^&*!”
And here's the definition:
In the days when language propriety was more of an issue than it is now, using a word or phrase that was “unfit for mixed company” was likely to lead to embarrassment. Since French was considered a racy language, people excused themselves with “pardon my French.”
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