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French Expressions with Comme

Idiomatic French expressions

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The French word comme literally means "like" or "as" and is also used in many idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say soaking wet, knee-high to a grasshopper, everyday, and more with this list of expressions with comme.

arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe
to be completely irrelevant

chanter comme une casserole
to be a lousy singer

comme cela/ça
(just) like that, that way; (informal) great, terrific

comme ci, comme ça
so-so, fair

comme d'habitude, comme d'hab
as usual

comme il faut
properly

comme il vous plaira
as you wish

comme les autres
ordinary, everyday

comme on dit
as they say

comme par hasard
coincidentally

comme qui dirait
(informal) as you might say, what you might think is/was

comme quoi
to the effect that, which goes to show that

comme si
as if, as though

___ comme tout
so ___, as ___ as can be

comme tout le monde
normally, like everyone else

haut comme trois pommes
knee-high to a grasshopper

juste comme
just/right as

parler le français comme une vache espagnole
to speak French terribly

trempé comme une soupe
to be soaking wet


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