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35 Cards in this Set
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth |
A cheval donné, on ne regarde pas la bouche |
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be up in arms |
ê très en colère |
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nook and cranny |
détail, A place or part of a place, especially small or remote |
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Jumping from (/out of) the frying pan into the fire |
between Scylla and Charybdis |
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to be/ to left so on tenterhooks |
être très impatient, sur les charbons ardents |
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Beggars can't be choosers |
il faut se contenter de ce que l'on a |
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the worse for wear |
intoxiqué, blessé, saoul |
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straw that breaks the camel's back |
goutte qui fait déborder le vase |
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stay out of one's fair |
laisser tranquille |
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push the boat out |
aller plus loin |
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It's not cricket |
It's not done.; It's not acceptable, unfair |
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grin like a loon |
sourire comme un ... |
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every cloud has a silver lining |
à une chose, malheur est bon |
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betwixt and between |
in a midway position, neither one thing nor the other |
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hit the nail on the head |
to be right about something, faire mouche |
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it takes the biscuit |
c'est le bouquet! |
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in for a penny, in for a pound // As well hanged for a sheep as a lamb |
Having started something, one must see it through to its end, rather than stopping short; one must “go the whole hog" |
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take something at face value |
to accept something exactly the way it appears to be. |
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put food on the table |
To provide enough money to cover basic necessities. |
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hold water |
tenir la route |
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mealy-mouthed |
not brave enough to say what you mean directly and honestly, evasive |
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in tow |
following or going along under someone's control |
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cluck one's tongue |
claquer de la langue ? |
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shave time |
gagner/réduire du/le temps |
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tell a hart from a hind |
différencier un cerf male d'une femelle ?? |
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stumped for (words) |
at a loss, at one's wits' end, at sea, baffled, brought to a standstill, floored (informal) flummoxed, in despair, nonplussed, perplexed, stymied, uncertain which way to turn |
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turn the air blue |
To speak a stream of bad language; to curse and swear. |
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the cat is out of the bag |
the secret has been made known. |
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Take with a grain (barren...) of salt |
prendre avec des pincettes |
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keep a weather eye on |
to watch something or someone carefully, because they may cause trouble or theymay need help |
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(be/go) off (one's) tree |
be/go crazy |
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turn it up a notch |
take it to another level |
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have a finger in every pie |
to be involved in and have influence over many different activities, oftenin a way that other people do not approve of |
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What's sauce for the goose (is sauce for the gander) // What's good for the goose (is good for the gander) |
something that you say to suggest that if a particular type of behaviouris acceptable for one person, it should also be acceptable for another person |
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cream of the crop |
crème de la crème, l'élite |
