#the younger sibling hadn't heard the word bedraggled before either!! i didn't realize this was such an unusual word | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

coquelicoq · 1 year

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was trying to share a fun fact with my family today about a french idiom that means "to look bedraggled" so i said to them "hey do you guys want to hear a french idiom that means 'to look bedraggled'" and my sister said "can you say that again but in english this time" and i was like "i am speaking english? this is already english??!?!?????" anyway it turns out what she meant was that she had never heard the word bedraggled before in her life, she just picked THEE most confusing possible way to share that information. i was sitting there having a crisis like did i just say something in french and then immediately erase it from my memory or WHAT is happening 😖 that WAS english 😩 i haven't even said any french yet 😰😭

#the younger sibling hadn't heard the word bedraggled before either!! i didn't realize this was such an unusual word #anyway the french idiom (which got a little lost in the confusion and resulting hilarity) is habillé comme l'as de pique #which came up because we were playing rummy and i was looking at the ace of spades (l'as de pique)#anyway it was a fun time. other things i learned: my musician sibling is now so well known in the music scene in our city #that they can't use dating apps anymore because they keep getting recognized (!!)#and also i asked my family what their favorite flower is and my grandmother said poppies & i said OMG THAT'S *MY* FAVORITE FLOWER!!!#and then in my joy i grabbed her hand and kissed it which i have never done to my grandmother before in my life #and my sister asked us what we like about poppies and we both started talking about them and getting really excited #and at one point i noticed we were each like holding our clasped hands to our hearts and finishing each other's sentences #it was extremely adorable #we bonded over how incredible it is when they unfurl in the sun and then roll back up again at night!#OBJECTIVELY THE BEST FLOWER #fun with words #my posts

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