Expression Flashcards
a short distance away
a stone’s throw away
couter un bras
Cost an arm and a leg
when something bad turns out to be good
a blessing in disguise
la balle est dans ton coup
the ball is in your court
someone is dummy
someone is one sandwich short of a picnic
someone is not the sharpest tool in the shed
le beurre et l’argent du beurre (kinda)
someone being greedy once they got a small quantity of something (power, service…)
give someone an inch and they’ll take a mile
remuer le couteau dans la plaie (kinda)
something bad adds up to something already bad
Add insult to injury
j’écoute avec attention
i’m all ears
the decision is hard to make
be caught/stuck between a rock and a hard place
to do something you don’t want to do
bite the bullet
don’t get angry (in a humorous way)
don’t get your knickers in a twist
to only just succeed
by the skin of one’s teeth
appeler un chat un chat
call a spade a spade
doing something in the fastest or cheapest way
to cut corners
when u do bad things to people but can’t handle it being done to yourself
One can dish it out, but one cannot take it
Get lost, go away
on your bike
feeling sick
feeling under the weather
when u do something bad and you can’t go back to the previous situation
burn bridges
“don’t burn bridges”
suspecting, heard of a rumor
get wind of something
energetic
full of beans
crazy
off one’s rocker
following the rules
do something by the book
être à coté de la plaque
get the wrong end of the stick
être sur la même longueur d’onde
be on the same wavelength
