Lingua Flowing
French idioms

What does “Il y a anguille sous roche” mean?

FrenchEveryday lifeFormal

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

Want to see this idiom used in a sentence, and where it comes from?

Create a free account to see “Il y a anguille sous roche” in a real sentence (with audio), where it comes from, and to share the card. No card required.

Create a free account