Book 1 Flashcards

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to crack open the champagne

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sabler le champagne

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to be on the mend again

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reprendre du poil de la bête (informal)

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extra-special

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de derrière les fagots

une programmation musicale de derrière les fagots
an extra-special programme of music

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to be at ease with yourself

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être à l’aise dans ses baskets

être bien dans ses baskets

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to be perfect (inf)

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être aux petits oignons

Ils travaillent pour que la voiture soit aux petits oignons

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to be going downhill

To be in a bad way

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filer un mauvais coton

Can be used in a physical or moral sense

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the straw that broke the camel’s back

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la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase

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to cry your eyes out

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pleurer comme une Madeleine

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gréât expectations come to nothing

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la montagne accouche d’une souris

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to be in a bad way

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avoir du plomb dans l’aile

Sa carrière a du plomb dans l’aile

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to faint / pass out

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tomber dans les pommes

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to go through hard times

to have a very hard time of it

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manger de la vache enragée

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to feel small / to be scared silly

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ne pas en mener large

Quand on est dans l’avion sur le point de sauter en parachute, on n’en mène pas large

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