Idiomatic Expressions

Question 1

Coincé ici

Answer 1

Stuck here

Question 2

Ancré dans la passé

Answer 2

Rooted in the past

Question 3

C’etait involuntaire

Answer 3

Not on purpose

Question 4

Apprecier les choses a leur juste valeur

Answer 4

Appreciate what you have

Question 5

Il paraît

Answer 5

Apparently

Question 6

Au milieu de nulle part

Answer 6

In the middle of nowhere

Question 7

L’herbe est souvent plus vert ailleurs

Answer 7

The grass is always greener on the other side

Question 8

J’y pense

Answer 8

I’m thinking about….

Question 9

T’en veux

Answer 9

You want some?

Question 10

J’en peux plus

Answer 10

I can’t take it anymore

Question 11

Il n’y a aucune pas

Answer 11

There’s no reason (why) not

Question 12

Tu l’as mordue

Answer 12

You bit the hand (that tried to help you)

Question 13

Je caisse les choques

Answer 13

I roll with the punches

Question 14

J’ai flippé

Answer 14

I freaked out

Question 15

Un(e) ami(e) de longue date

Answer 15

An old friend

Question 16

Mettre la main à la poche

Answer 16

Pay out $

Question 17

C’est insensible

Answer 17

It doesn’t make sense

Question 18

T’as gueule !

Answer 18

Shut up! (Shut your trap)!

Question 19

Se casser la gueule

Answer 19

To fall flat on your face

Question 20

Donner un coup de main

Answer 20

To give a (helping) hand to…

Question 21

En crapaudine

Answer 21

Splayed

Question 22

Ça me parlait!

Answer 22

It speaks to me!

Question 23

Faire les éntirements

Answer 23

To stretch

Question 24

Ça prend aux tripes !

Answer 24

It gets me in the gut!

Question 25

Ça me faisait peur Ça me terrifiant Ça me faisait flipper Ça me donnait la chair de poule

Answer 25

It freaked me out | It terrified me

Question 26

Être à côté de la plaque | Être à côté de ses pompes

Answer 26

To be on the brink of losing my mind | To be on the edge of sanity

Question 27

C’est génial

Answer 27

That’s a great idea!

Question 28

Merder | J’ai merdé à mon examen

Answer 28

To mess up | I messed up my exam

Question 29

Qui à foiré

Answer 29

A flop

Question 30

En jeu

Answer 30

To be won/at stake

Question 31

Il faudrait être plus indulgent (tolérant)

Answer 31

We should cut them some slack (give them a break)

Question 32

Être en vue

Answer 32

To be popular

Question 33

A l’arrache

Answer 33

“Last minute”

Question 34

n’avais pas vocation à durer

Answer 34

not meant to last

Question 35

Fait à l’arrache

Answer 35

To do something quickly

Question 36

Étendu “Sur les nerfs” Stressé

Answer 36

Strung out

Question 37

Le prix final

Answer 37

Best price

Question 38

Au fur et à mesure

Answer 38

Gradually | Bit by bit

Question 39

Aux boucles

Answer 39

In the loop

Question 40

Avoir la main leste

Answer 40

A “light” hand

Question 41

Fait l’affaire

Answer 41

Done the trick

Question 42

A mon avis

Answer 42

In my opinion

Question 43

Affaire à suivre

Answer 43

“Stay tuned”

Question 44

Faire la pluie ou s’il fait beau

Answer 44

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