French idiom quiz

Two games. Guess what an idiom means, or where an expression is said.

How to play the quiz

Work out what an idiom means from four options.

Step 1: Pick a meaning
One idiom, four meanings. The wrong three are plausible on purpose.
Step 2: Buy the literal
Reveal the word for word translation and the question is worth half a point.
Step 3: Read the answer
Right or wrong, it tells you what the idiom means and why.
Step 4: Go again
Rounds of five, as many as you like. No timer, no daily limit.

Hear an expression, then find where it is said.

Step 1: Listen
Someone from where the expression is said reads it aloud. Their voice is your clue.
Step 2: Pin the place
Pick a place on the map, then press Guess.
Step 3: Closer scores more
Get the place and it is 1,000 points. Miss, and the points fall away with distance.
Step 4: Five rounds
Up to 5,000 in all. Share your result when you are done.

Answers shown, which they would not be in the quiz. There you get the expression and four meanings, nothing else.

donner sa langue au chat
Literally “to give one's tongue to the cat”
Actually to give up on guessing.
découvrir le pot aux roses
Literally “to discover the pot of roses”
Actually to uncover a hidden secret.
parler à travers son chapeau
Literally “to talk through one's hat”
Actually to speak confidently about something you don't understand.

Both games draw on the same collection, which covers the whole French-speaking world. You can read the whole collection, see where each one is spoken, or play the daily challenge for a fixed three a day.