French idioms
What does “Il y a anguille sous roche” mean?
Il y a anguille sous roche
Word for word
There's an eel under the rock
What it really means
Something is being hidden, something is not being said. Used when someone's behaviour raises suspicion.
How we say it in English
I smell a rat
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