December 19th : "mettre la puce à l’oreille"

The French expression "mettre la puce à l’oreille" (literally “to put the flea in someone’s ear”) means to suspect something or to have your curiosity triggered by a clue. 🐭💡

It’s like a tiny detail that suddenly grabs your attention!

💬 Example:

Your best friend tells you he has just got a job in Canada and is moving soon. He hadn’t told anyone before.

👉 You say: “I kind of suspected it… A notification on your phone about a job alert in Canada really put the flea in my ear!” »

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