French Expression of the Day: Manger le morceau Pronunciation: [ma(n) zhay leu muhr so] Meaning: to talk, spill the beans, come clean Literal translation: to eat the piece Notes: The French expression manger le morceau is a little weird, using the idea of eating/swallowing something to indicate movement in the opposite direction. Maybe the morceau is meant to be a piece of some sort of truth serum. The variations lâcher le morceau (literally, to let go of the piece) and cracher le morceau (to spit the piece) seem more logical. Be sure to use the definite article, as manger un morceau means to have a bite to eat. By Laura Lawless. For more visit French.about
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 15:00:01 +0000