Hello everyone! Thank you for joining me for this new episode of the Authentic French podcast the snake biting . As usual, I am very excited to meet you again today for a new expression. Last week, we saw the expression ” send on the roses “. So, don’t hesitate to go listen to this podcast when you have a little time, if you haven’t discovered it yet. Our expression of the day: “it’s the snake that bites its tail”.
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Here we go with the explanation of the words of our expression of the day, “it’s the snake that bites its tail”.
The expression “it’s… who” is a presentative term when we want to introduce someone or something.
A snake is an animal a legless reptile with an elongated
“Se mord” comes from the verb “mordre”. It is the act of grasping something with the teeth and squeezing. Here, the verb is reflexive. He bites himself.
And finally, the tail. The tail is the elongated posterior end of the body. So, here, the tail of the snake. We also speak of a tail for the cat, for the dog, for the horse, etc.
Regarding the meaning of this expression, well originally, this expression is taken from mythological drawings (Chinese, Egyptian, Nordic, etc.) representing a snake biting its tail, therefore, the ouroboros. This indonesia whatsapp number data snake symbolized the eternal cycle of nature, and over time, the expression took on a negative meaning. The expression refers to the situation in which it is difficult to get out, a bit like a vicious circle. And so, we use this expression rather to mean a succession of endless problems and when we are at an impasse.
So, I’m going to give you three examples so that you can understand a little better and above all so that you can contextualize the meaning of the expression a little more.
First example: Bride: “I’m afraid of gaining weight and not being able to fit into my wedding dress. But because of the stress of the wedding, I eat and, therefore, I gain weight.” Here, it’s the bert kassies projectmanager stations at prorail snake biting its own tail. We can clearly see that the person is in a sort of vicious circle. She is stressed because of the wedding because she is afraid of not fitting into her dress. And the problem is that suddenly, because of the stress, she eats and, therefore, she gains weight. So, we can really see the vicious circle in which the person finds herself.
Second example: Recent graduate
“I just graduated and I’m looking for a job. The problem is that companies are looking for employees with experience. But the only way for me to gain experience is to find a job. It’s the snake biting its own tail.”
Here, the same, we see that there is like a succession of endless problems. The person finds himself in a dead end. He is a young graduate looking for a job who finds himself confronted with companies looking for employees with experience. But for this young graduate to have experience, well he has to work. And in fact, he finds himself a complete list of unit phone numbers faced with a dead end, he cannot find work because employers, themselves,
Third example: Homeless: “A homeless person is begging. He is then told to go to work. But to find a job, he needs a place to live, he must be domiciled somewhere. It’s the snake biting its own tail.” We know in France that a homeless person needs to have an address to be able to find work. Here, this homeless person doesn’t have an address. As a result, he can’t get a job. So, here, it’s the same thing, we’re in a vicious circle. This homeless person finds himself in a bit of a dead end. He is ultimately in a situation from which he has difficulty getting out since he needs an address to find work, but since he is on the street, well he doesn’t have an address.