Idiomatic Expressions (F/E) Flashcards by Ben Lones

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Couper la poire en deux

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Split the difference / meet halfway

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C’est une arme à double tranchant

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A double-edged sword

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Ce n’est pas une mince affaire

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It’s no easy task

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Passer une nuit blanche

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Stay up all night

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Avoir les pieds sur terre

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Be well-grounded / Have you feet on the ground

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Donner un coup de main à quelqu’un

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Give a hand

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Tant pis pour lui!

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Too bad for him

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Recommencer à zéro

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Start over / start from scratch

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Ce n’est pas la mer à boire

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It’s not asking the impossible / that much

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Revenons à nos moutons

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Let’s get back to business

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Un vent à écorner les bœufs

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A howling wind

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Etre dans la lune

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Have you head in the clouds

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Prêter main forte

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Lend a hand

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Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

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Have better things to do

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Ca m’est égal

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I don’t mind

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Perdre le fil de mes idées

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Loose my train of thought

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Mettre de l’eau dans son vin

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Put a little water in the wine

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Pleuvoir à boire debout

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Pouring raining

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C’est simple comme bonjour

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Easy as pie

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Dire ses quatre vérités à quelqu’un

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Tell a few home truths

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Mettre des bâtons dans les roues

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Throw a wrench in the gears

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Il fait un froid de canard

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It is freezing

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Un lève-tôt

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An early bird / early riser

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Rêver en couleurs

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Dreaming in technocolour

se débrouiller

Manage / handle things

Travailler sans relâche

Work tirelessly

Le bras droit de quelqu’un

Be someone's right hand man

Donner carte blanche à quelqu’un

Give a free reign / carte blanche

S’en tirer

Come out of / manager

Il n'en reste pas moins que

nevertheless / the fact remains that…

Connaître quelque chose comme sa poche

Know something like the back of your hand

Etre sur ses gardes

Be on your guard

Faire ses preuves

Prove your worth

La goutte qui fait déborder le vase

The final straw

Un couche-tard

A night owl

En valoir la peine

Be worth it

S’en mordre les doigts

Kick yourself

Depuis belle lurette

It's been ages

C’est plus facile à dire qu’à faire

It's easier to say than do

Avoir beau + infinitif

Whatever / however + verb

Perdre son sang-froid

Lose your cool

Tant mieux pour lui!

Good for him

Travailler d’arrache-pied

Work all the time

Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre

Good things come to those who wait

Le revers de la médaille

The other side of the coin

Donner un coup de main

Give a hand