Il n’a jamais perdu son clocher de vue = He has never been out of his parish.
Il faut placer le clocher au milieu du village = What is meant for the benefit of all should be within reach of all.
[e.g. a lamp in the middle of the table.]
Avoir la maladie du clocher = To be homesick.
[Also more often: Avoir le mal du pays.]
Ce n’est pas mal, mais il y a encore quelque chose qui cloche = It is not bad, but there is still something wrong.
*Toute comparaison cloche [or, pèche] = Comparisons are odious.
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