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Expressions + idioms Flashcards

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annoncer (spring)

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To be the harbinger of

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avoir le fou rire

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To get (a fit of) the giggles

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se mettre à fond dans qc

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To get one’s teeth into sth

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être équipé de micros cachés (person, room)

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To be wired

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être au centre du problème

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To be at the core of a problem

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mettre le couteau sous la gorge à qn (informal)

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To put the screws on sb

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perdre son sang froid

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To have/get cold feet

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être dans une mauvaise passe

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To be in dire straits

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être mené à la laisse

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To be kept on a leash

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mettre les voiles (informal)

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To do a bunk

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mordre à l’hameçon

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To swallow the bait

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en moins de temps qu’il n’en faut pour le dire

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Before you can say Jack Robinson

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être aussi con qu’un balai

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To be as daft as a brush

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tout est fichu

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The jig is up

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faire faillite

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To go bust

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être impossible

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To be a shocker

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être un grand succès (informal)

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To go with a bang

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monter d’un cran

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To go up a notch

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baigner dans le luxe

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To wallow in luxury

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un tas de conneries

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A load of crap

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ne pas prendre qc au pied de la lettre

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To take sth with a pinch of salt

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être en difficultés

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To feel the pinch

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si besoin est

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At/in a pinch

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broyer du noir

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To feel blue

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dans un moment d’égarement

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In a rash moment

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c’était risqué de ta part

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That was rash of you

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27
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une super soirée

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A peach of an evening

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28
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Sécher

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To play hooky

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29
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chier

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To have (or take) a crap

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c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire

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It’s the understatement of the year

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faire une course

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To run an errand

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faire un truc pareil

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To pull a stunt

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33
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le fruit de l’imagination de qn

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A figment of sb’s imagination

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avoir les mains propres

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To have a clean slate

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remettre qn à sa place

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To take sb down a peg or two

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36
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s’imaginer que..

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To suffer from the delusion that..

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37
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se sentir mal foutu

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To feel lousy

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38
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jeter un coup d’œil sur qc/qn

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To take a peek at sb/sth

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jeter un coup d’œil sur qc/qn

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To take a peek at sb/sth

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40
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bon débarras

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Good riddance (to bad rubbish)

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41
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tout le fourbi

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The whole shebang

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42
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être marrant

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To be a barrel of fun

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43
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être en cavale

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To be on the lam

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44
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pareillement

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By the same token

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45
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être employé

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To be on the payroll

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être employé

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To be on the payroll

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avoir un fou rire à cause de qc

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To have a giggle over sth

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avoir le pressentiment que..

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To have a hunch that..

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49
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déménager

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To pull up the stakes

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50
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faire valoir ses droits

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To stake a claim

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51
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avoir des intérêts dans qc

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To have a stake in sth

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52
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jouer gros jeu

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To play for high stakes

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53
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correspondre à une attente

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To come up to scratch

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54
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remettre qn à sa place/qc en état

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To bring sb/sth up to scratch

55
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appeler directement

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To dial direct

56
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faire le con (informal)

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To make a prat of oneself

57
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faire le con (informal)

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To make a prat of oneself

58
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faire qc malgré qn/qc

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To do sth in the teeth of sb/sth

59
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prendre qn au mot

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To call sb’s bluff

60
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être ouvert aux suggestions

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To be amenable to suggestion

61
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être prêt à accepter que qn fasse qc

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To be amenable to sb doing sth

62
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fouiller dans ses souvenirs

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To dig among one’s memories

63
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mettre le visage en valeur

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To frame the face

64
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être victime d’un coup monté

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To be framed

65
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faire des cachoteries à qn

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To be secretive about sth to sb

66
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régler des différends

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To heal differences

67
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régler des différends

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To heal differences

68
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tirer les ficelles

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To pull wires

69
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jusqu’à la dernière minute (informal)

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Down to the wire

70
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arriver de justesse (informal)

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To get in under the wire

71
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s’embrouiller

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To get one’s wires crossed

72
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héritier de qc

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To be (the) heir to sth

73
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passer qc au peigne fin

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To go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

74
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devenir bon copain avec qn

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To get chummy with sb

75
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faire chier qn

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To get up sb’s nose

76
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se faire chier

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To be bored out of one’s skull

77
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être substitut de qc

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To be surrogate for sth

78
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être substitut de qc

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To be surrogate for sth

79
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aller à l’essentiel de qc

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To get to the core of sth

80
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être un problème difficile à résoudre

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To be a hard nut to crack

81
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lancer des piques à qn

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To have digs at sb

82
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fouiller dans le passé

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To dig into the past

83
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s’entêter

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To dig in one’s heels

84
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déterrer des informations compromettantes sur qn

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To dig up the dirt on sb

85
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tenir le coup (informal)

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To stick it out

86
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se relâcher

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To get slack

87
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agacer qn au plus haut point

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To irritate sb beyond endurance

88
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jeter un coup d’œil

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To have a snoop (around)

89
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jeter un coup d’œil

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To have a snoop (around)

90
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ne pas tourner rond (ironic, informal)

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To have a screw loose

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placer son argent dans qc

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To sink one’s money in sth

92
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planter ses crocs dans qc

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To sink one’s teeth in sth

93
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perdre son emprise (person)

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To lose one’s grasp

94
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s’engueuler avec qn

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To have a (big) bust-up with sb

95
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aimer beaucoup qn/qc

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To be fond of sb/sth

96
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prendre une cuite (informal)

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To go on a spree

97
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jouer un tour à qn

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To play a prank on sb

98
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pousser qn à choisir

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To galvanize sb into action

99
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donner sa promesse que..

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To give an undertaking that..

100
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goûter aux délices de qc

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To sample the delights of sth

101
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goûter aux délices de qc

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To sample the delights of sth

102
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tromper qn en lui faisant croire que..

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To con sb into believing that..

103
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avoir la tête bien sur les épaules (informal)

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To have one’s head screwed on (right)

104
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plisser les yeux

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To screw up one’s eyes

105
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éviter qc comme la peste

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To avoid sb like the plague

106
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en plein dans qc

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Slap bang into sth

107
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frapper à la porte

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To bang at the door

108
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faire de la pub pour qc

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To bang the drum for sth

109
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mets-toi ça bien dans le crâne (informal)

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Put that in your pipe and smoke it

110
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être bourré de qc

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To be lousy with sth

111
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discuter le coup

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To argue the toss

112
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s’en foutre (informal)

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To not care a toss

113
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lancer des idées en l’air

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To toss ideas around

114
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mettre une théorie/une idée à l’essai

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To test (out) a theory/an idea

115
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jouer avec les sentiments de qn

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To trifle with sb’s affection

116
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faire une bonne action

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To do a good deed

117
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se faire du mauvais sang

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To be in a fret

118
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se mettre dans tous ses états

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To get into a fret

119
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rafraîchir la mémoire de qn

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To jog sb’s memory

120
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être dans une situation difficile pour

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To be/go out on a limb to + infinitive

121
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arracher des renseignements à qn

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To wring information from sb

122
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être le jour et la nuit

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To be (as different as) chalk and/from cheese

123
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être flou

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To be a blur

124
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progresser dans qc

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To nose its way through sth

125
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fouiner dans qc (informal)

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To poke one’s nose into sth

126
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casser les pieds à qn (informal)

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To get up sb’s nose

127
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travailler sans relâche (informal)

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To put one’s nose to the grindstone

128
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il se trame/prépare quelque chose

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There’s mischief/something afoot

129
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être mêlé à qc

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To be enmesh in sth

130
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marcher comme sur des roulettes

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To be all hunky-dory

131
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être/devenir enthousiaste pour qc

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To be/become crazed with sth

132
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avoir le nez qui coule

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To have a runny nose

133
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se tenir à carreau (informal)

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To keep one’s nose clean

134
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d’un air hautain

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With one’s nose in the air

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