Guess the French phrase behind this photo clue...

Can you work out which idiomatic expression is depicted below?

Discover this mystery sugar-themed French saying
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The French love using idioms in everyday conversations, however these unique sayings can sound completely bizarre when translated literally into English. 

It is useful to understand their figurative meaning to avoid confusion when chatting with locals.

This particular example featuring sugar, illustrates an expression that you might say to describe a person who gossips about others without them knowing. 

Can you guess the French phrase?

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A) Casser du sucre sur le dos de quelqu’un (literally: to break sugar on someone’s back)

Take a look at our handy language guide to find out exactly what this idiom means, how to use it and the origins behind it.

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