Chose accoutumée n’est pas fort prisée = Familiarity breeds contempt.
[The Latin version of a sentence in Plutarch’s Morals runs: “Nimia familiaritas contemptum parit.”
Fais feste au chien, il te gastera ton habit.
“Jamais trop compagnon à nul ne te feras
Car bien que moins de joye moins d’ennuy tu auras.”]
Un homme qui se noie s’accroche à tout = A drowning man catches at a straw.
Il a accroché sa montre (pop.) = He has “popped” his watch.
[Other popular synonyms are the following:—
Il a mis sa montre au clou (pop.) = His watch is up the spout.
J’ai porté ma montre chez ma tante (pop.) = My watch is at my uncle’s.]
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