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Published Wednesday 02 July 2025 - 13:06

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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 a snake, illustrates an expression that you might say when you find yourself in a catch-22.

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Can you guess the French phrase?

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A) C’est le serpent qui se mord la queue (literally: it is the snake who bites its own tail)

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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