-Rather than a parrot's cage, a hangover sufferer might say, "I've got a mouth like the bottom of a baby's pram - all pee and broken biscuits".
-To wind up a Frenchman who is winding you up for burning Joan of Arc (as I often was) answer, with a dismissive shrug, "Ah oui, chez nous, on brûle une vierge de temps en temps, pour encourager les autres".
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