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Some googling reveals that whilst the literal meaning of the expression se mettre à table is "to sit down at the table", it actually means "to come clean", "to spill the beans", "to let the cat out of the bag". 

Is it common to use this expression to express its literal meaning?

Hi All,

I've noticed the comma is used after the object in half of the examples given. Does it matter at all or this is volontaire?

Merci en avance

As « après-midi » can be either masculine or feminine, both « cet après-midi » and « cette après-midi » should be considered as correct answers in this exercise, but are not. 

The Académie-Française notes preference for use of the masculine, but still accepts both as correct. It would be reasonable to advise « cet après-midi » as the best choice, with « cette après-midi » as an acceptable alternative

https://www.dictionnaire-academie.fr/article/A9A2293

It strikes me that the follow through implied in passé composé for devoir (had to, and did it) is similar to vouloir (wanted to, and did or tried to do it).   Does that sound right?

Bonjour.  Why is it "début septembre" and not "au début de septembre"?

Dans cette phrase une prononciation d'un mot recoudre [ʀ(ə)kudʀ] est [ vɔ kudʀ]

Corrigez-la

For the translation of 'thin, clean' does it matter which order the adjectives appear in French ?

Is s'en aller used in the negative form?  If so, what is the construction?

The answer to #7 on the calendar is la neige but I answered une boule à neige (a snow globe) because that's what it looks like to me.