I have just come across a saying which has taken a while for me to get my head around…il y a du pain sur la planche.
Literally this can be translated as, ‘there is bread on the work surface , board.’
I have been mulling this saying over for days and I think I’ve cracked it !!..
Perhaps it means, the English equivalent of, ‘he / she has a lot on his/her plate.’ There is a lot to do.
But now I’m puzzling over this saying, both in French and English. Why would you associate eating with a chore? Surely eating is a pleasurable experience, particularly in France.
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