“Le moindre grain de mil
Serait bien mieux mon affaire.”
Le Coq et la Perle.]
Affamer
*Ventre affamé n’a point d’oreilles = A hungry man will not listen to reason.
[La Fontaine, Fables, ix. 18.]
Afficher
Défense d’afficher = Stick no bills.
C’est un homme qui s’affiche = He is a man who tries to get talked about (generally in a disparaging sense).
[Être affiché is also said of a man who has been “posted” at his club.]
Affront