French Idioms and Proverbs / A Companion to Deshumbert's "Dictionary of Difficulties"

by de V. Payen-Payne

B.

B

Être marqué au b = To be either hump-backed, one-eyed, lame, or a stutterer.

[i.e. bossu, borgne, boiteux, ou bègue.]

Bâcler

Bâcler son ouvrage = To do one’s work quickly and badly; To “polish off” (or, scamp) one’s work.

[Also: travailler à dépêche-compagnon.]

Badiner

*“On ne badine pas avec l’amour” = Love is not to be trifled with.

[This is the title of one of Alfred de Musset’s Proverbes. See [Porte].]