Yeux de merlan frit

13 February 2017 ● less than 1 min read ● 1 image
Yeux de merlan frit

Faire des yeux de merlan frit

Signification
Avoir un regard niais.

Origine
Apparue au XIXe siècle, cette expression a remplacé "faire des yeux de carpe frite" (XVIIIe siècle). On l'employait alors pour parler des jeunes gens qui se lançaient des regards tendres et amoureux. L'expression a peu à peu changé, mais elle signifie toujours que l'on a un regard niais.

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