(Belgium, figuratively) to be interested in the building trade, in the real estate business, or in houses in general; to want to have one's own house

(simile, antiphrasis, of a person) very unpleasant, like a bear with a sore head

(simile, informal, derogatory) to drop like a bad habit, to drop like a hot potato

feminine singular of chaud comme une baraque à frites

(simile, informal) champing at the bit / (simile, informal) hot to trot, up for it, gagging for it

easy come, easy go; there are plenty of fish in the sea

(figuratively) to add another string to one's bow

Alternative form of ne pas en foutre une rame

Alternative form of ne pas en foutre une rame

(figuratively) to shoot oneself in the foot