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Euro 2016: French idioms that will drive you up the wall

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Euro 2016: French idioms that will drive you up the wall

Here we are: the French have made it to the final, and things are now heating up truely... You have on your head your most colourful wig, you are starting to recognise the French players on the pitch and you have bought dozens of frozen pizzas. But have you revised your football idioms? This might sound out of place, but a good supporter should be able to make comments about the game with the right type of jargon!

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