English words from Middle French
- bird of passageA migratory bird, especially a passage migrant (“a bird that stops somewhere for a short time during a seasonal migration”).
- blue ribbonThe highest honor or prize awarded in some competitions and contests.
- cacographyBad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
- captain generalA commander-in-chief; the head of an armed force.
- common senseOrdinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.
- forget-me-notAny of the flowering plants of the genus Myosotis, mostly with a small five-petalled blue flower; a flower from such a plant.
- good senseCommon sense; sensibleness.
- rhyme or reasonLogic; common sense.
- Rome wasn't built in a dayIt takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive.