Bilingual expressions: Day by day

If asked what the word jour means in French, most of us would have a ready answer. But when jour is used in French expressions, it doesn’t always mean day. See if you can match the French expressions below with their English equivalents.

1. mettre à jour
2. vivre au jour le jour
3. se faire jour
4. se montrer sous son vrai jour
5. mettre au grand jour
6. présenter sous un jour nouveau
7. à chaque jour suffit sa peine
8. donner le jour