edefran
United States
Hiya! I'm a linguist/cognitive scientist/word-nerd from the US! I speak English, French and German. I'd like to learn Romanian, Danish, Dutch and Farsi.
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Hiya! I'm a linguist/cognitive scientist/word-nerd from the US! I speak English, French and German. I'd like to learn Romanian, Danish, Dutch and Farsi.
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* My little finger has told me
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Adults
The idiom is a playful way of announcing that you know something when you don’t want to reveal the source of your information. It is the French equivalent of the English idiom 'a little birdie told me'.
"Tu n’as pas fait la vaisselle hier." "Comment tu le sais?" "Mon petit doigt me l’a dit!"
"You didn't do the dishes yesterday." "How do you know?" "My little finger told me!"
Submitted May 2020 by edefran
English
English speaking countries
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some people
This idiom is used playfully not to reveal the source of information about something. Usually, however, the source of the information is obvious. Sometimes rendered as 'A little bird told me'
"How did you know it was my birthday?" "Let's just say a little birdie told me!"
Submitted May 2020 by edefran
