Street French 2 - David Burke

(lit.): What a fairy in the domicile!

On napprend pas
un vieux

singe
faire la grimace.

(trans.): You cant teach an old dog new tricks.

(lit.): You cant teach an old monkey to smile.

If a French native were to offer you une assiette au beurre (a plate of butter) or invite you to faire du lchevitrine (to go window licking), you might not know whether to accept
that is, unless you have read this second book in David Burkes Street French series.

Street French 2 explores yet another "inside" language that must be mastered in order to be considered truly fluent in French: idioms
those quaint and quirky expressions that cant be understood literally but are used in every conceivable conversational situation.

Now you can learn the best of French idioms through entertaining word games, dialogues, crossword puzzles, findaword grids, and special tips guaranteed to make you au jus (uptodate or, literally, juiced up) in no time!