donner le bon Dieu sans confession
French
editPronunciation
editVerb
editdonner le bon Dieu sans confession
- to trust (someone) because of their appearance, because they look like the salt of the earth [with à ‘someone’]
Usage notes
editChiefly used in the conditional: on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession ("you'd think that butter wouldn't melt in his mouth"), je lui aurais donné le bon Dieu sans confession.