les chapeaux de roues - the hats of the wheels – are the hubcpas of a car. Sur les chapeaux de roues means that you’re driving so fast your car isn’t on wheels anymore, but instead, it’s running on its hubcaps. The expression sur les chapeaux de roues means that you’re going fast, doing a billion things at the same time.
« – T’as le temps de prendre un p’tit jus ce matin ?
- Oh, non, je n’ai pas le temps. Je suis sur les chapeaux de roues. »
“- Do you have time to have a cup of coffee this morning?
- Oh, no, no time. I’m doing a billion things.”
That was Anne’s native take on a French expression. Bonne journée française.
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