Francophonie· easy
faire la grasse matinée
“to do the fat morning”
Meaning
to sleep in late
Explanation
This expression means to have a lie-in or to stay in bed longer than usual.
Example
Le dimanche, j'adore faire la grasse matinée jusqu'à midi.
On Sundays, I love sleeping in until noon.
Origin
Goes back to at least the 16th century as 'dormir la grasse matinée'. 'Grasse' comes from Latin 'crassus' (thick), so a 'fat morning' is a long, heavy one spent in deep sleep.
Source
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