Idioms Flashcards

(67 cards)

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All ears

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Tout ouïe

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To cross one’s fingers

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Croiser les doigts

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3
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To beat around the bush

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Tourner autour du pot

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4
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A piece of cake

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Quelque chose de facile

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5
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To feel under the weather

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Ne pas se sentir bien

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6
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Take it easy

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Détends-toi

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7
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Go round in circles

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Tourner en rond

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8
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To sleep on it

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La nuit porte conseil

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9
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To be broke

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Être fauché

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10
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To know it like the back of one’s hand

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Connaître qqch sur le bout des doigts

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Once in a blue moon

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Tous les 36 du mois

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12
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Out of the blue

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Sans crier gare

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13
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As easy as a duck soup

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Un jeu d’enfant

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14
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The cream of the crop

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La crème de la crème

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15
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An early bird

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Un lève-tôt

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16
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A cock and bull story

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Une histoire à dormir debout

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17
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It’s raining cats and dogs

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Il pleut des cordes

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18
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To create a storm in a teacup

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En faire tout un fromage

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19
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That rings me a bell

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Ça me dit qqch

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20
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We are in deep water

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On est dans le pétrin

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21
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As good as gold

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Bien élevé

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22
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To spill the beans

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Vendre la mèche

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23
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To get cold feet

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Avoir le trac

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24
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Icing on the cake

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Cerise sur le gâteau

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I worked my fingers to the bone
Travailler d’arrache-pied
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It’s not my cup of tea
Ce n’est pas ma tasse de thé
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Seize the day
Profite du moment
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To belong somewhere
Être à sa place
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Don’t judge a book by its cover
Ne pas se fier aux apparences
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To kill two birds with one stone
Faire d’une pierre deux coups
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Like father, like son
Tel père, tel fils
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When pigs fly | And pigs can fly
Quand les poules auront des dents
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Tit for tat
Œil pour œil, dent pour dent
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Better late than never
Mieux vaut tard que jamais
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The early bird catches the worm
Le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
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To put the cart before the horse
Mettre la charrue avant les bœufs
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Spare the rod, spare the child
Qui aime bien châtie bien
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You cannot have your cake and eat it
On ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre
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I can’t believe it!
Je n’en crois pas mes yeux!
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Never mind!
Ne t’en fais pas!
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It’s up to you
C’est à toi de décider
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Keep cool!
On se calme!
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See you soon
À bientôt
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Break a leg!
Bonne chance!
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So far so good!
Jusqu’ici tout va bien!
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Pull yourself together
Calme toi!
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Speak of the devil!
Quand on parle du loup!
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My foot!
Mon œil!
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To let the cat out of the bag
Révéler un secret
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A little bird told me
Mon petit doigt m’a dit | J’ai entendu dire
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To have a frog in one’s throat
Avoir un chat dans la gorge
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To eat like a horse
Manger comme un ogre
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To put the cat among the pigeons
Créer des problèmes
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To sleep with the fishes
Mourir
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He’s as thick as a brick
Il est bête comme ses pieds
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To taste the water
Tâter le terrain
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In the red In the black
Dans le rouge, finances négatives Profit, bonnes finances
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Think outside the box
Penser différemment, être créatif
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Have a lot on your plate
Avoir beaucoup de responsabilités
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To bite off more than you can chew
Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre
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To be in a pickle
Avoir un problème (pas très grave)
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To butter someone up
Passer de la pommade pour obtenir une faveur
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The apple of my eye
La prunelle de mes yeux
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It cost an arm and a leg
Ça coûte un bras
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To keep an eye on something
Surveiller, garder un œil sur qqch
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To catch somebody red-handed
Prendre quelqu’un la main dans le sac
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To go over your head
Ne pas comprendre quelque chose