ca

comme ci, comme ça

So-so; average or fair. From French, literally "like this, like that." A: "How's the project going?" B: "Eh, comme ci, comme ça. It's progressing, but not as fast as we would like."

plus ça change (plus c'est la même chose)

From French, meaning "the more things change, the more they remain the same." In English, the phrase is used in reference to problems or bad situations that remain the same, even when people or things involved in them are different. We move into a fancy new office, and still the servers crash all the time. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Plus ça change, eh? Even with the so-called champion of the working man in office, it's still the wealthy elite getting all the tax breaks.

plus ça ˈchange (, plus c’est la même ˈchose)

/%plu: s& "SQ~nZ; American English "SO:~Z/ (from French, saying) some things never really change, even though details such as time and people involved may be different: Despite assurances that this year’s competition would welcome new talent and new ideas, none of the newcomers have reached the final round. Plus ça change...

The meaning of the full expression in French is ‘the more it changes, the more it stays the same’.

词组	ca
释义	ca comme ci, comme ça So-so; average or fair. From French, literally "like this, like that." A: "How's the project going?" B: "Eh, comme ci, comme ça. It's progressing, but not as fast as we would like." See also: ca, comme plus ça change (plus c'est la même chose) From French, meaning "the more things change, the more they remain the same." In English, the phrase is used in reference to problems or bad situations that remain the same, even when people or things involved in them are different. We move into a fancy new office, and still the servers crash all the time. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Plus ça change, eh? Even with the so-called champion of the working man in office, it's still the wealthy elite getting all the tax breaks. See also: ca, change, la, meme, plus Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. plus ça ˈchange (, plus c’est la même ˈchose) /%plu: s& "SQ~nZ; American English "SO:~Z/ (from French, saying) some things never really change, even though details such as time and people involved may be different: Despite assurances that this year’s competition would welcome new talent and new ideas, none of the newcomers have reached the final round. Plus ça change... The meaning of the full expression in French is ‘the more it changes, the more it stays the same’. See also: ca, change, plus Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: comme ci, comme ça be (not) comme il faut comme How's (it) with you? How's with you? How's about...? How's by you? so far so good so far, so good how
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