French idioms
What does “Faire le pont” mean?
Faire le pont
Word for word
To make the bridge
What it really means
To take the working day that falls between a public holiday and the weekend so as to join up the time off. It is common practice and debated every year in France.
How we say it in English
To take a long weekend
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