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Familiar French Expression
| Meaning | to sit doing nothing, to laze around, to twiddle one’s thumbs | |
| Literally | to make some fat | |
| Register | familiar | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[fehr du lar] |
| IPA | [fɛʀ dy laʀ] | |
Usage notes: The original meaning of the idiomatic French expression faire du lard is simply "to gain weight," but by extension it refers to sitting around doing nothing, which can lead to weight gain.
Par exemple…
| On va faire du lard ce week-end. | We’re going to laze around this weekend. | |
| Mes chats font du lard pendant toute la journée. | My cats sit around doing nothing all day. |
Variations
- se faire du lard
- se refaire du lard
Synonymous expressions
+ being inactive
- ne rien faire
- paresser
- prendre du lard
- se tourner les pouces
- traînailler
- traînasser
+ gaining weight
- s’empâter
- s’engraisser
- grossir
- prendre du poids
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