National Idioms - 2

There is one expression which includes the word 'French' which is quite old-fashioned, although it is still commonly said today in a humourous way. When someone is talking and they use a swear word and want to pretend that they are sorry for using such bad language, they may say " Pardon / Excuse my French!"

More than idioms related to French, we have a great number of borrowings from the French language. Some common words that English has borrowed from French are;

fiance / fiancée

coup d'état

cuisine

gourmet

lingerie

avant-garde

These are just a few, of course there are many, many more.