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My g/d comes out with some strange things sometimes - she asked me the other day why I was 'léger comme une plume' that one was easy enough but then she asked -
'mamie pourquoi es-tu toujours sage comme un image' that one threw me I didn't have a clue what she was talking about. :oops: :lol:

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A compliment indeed! I'd get more of a "tu est rouge comme un tomate!" :lol:

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I dunno maybe she thinks I'm a skinny old bat. :lol:

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Char wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 11:20 am My g/d comes out with some strange things sometimes - she asked me the other day why I was 'léger comme une plume' that one was easy enough but then she asked -
'mamie pourquoi es-tu toujours sage comme un image' that one threw me I didn't have a clue what she was talking about. :oops: :lol:
Does https://www.linternaute.fr/expression/l ... une-image/ help?

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