Exp 21 Flashcards

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1
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“The least he could do would be to respond to me.”

A

“La moindre des choses serait de me répondre.”

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To get to the bottom of something
To get to the truth

To get to the bottom of a mystery

“we must get to the bottom of it”

to be at the bottom of something

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aller jusqu’au fond d’un mystère

“il faut découvrir le fin fond de cette histoire”

être à l’origine de quelque chose

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to give someone a dose of his own medicine

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rendre à quelqu’un la monnaie de sa pièce

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To be “the right man for the job”

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Être l’homme de la situation

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To be the laughing stock of something

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Être la risée de quelque chose

être un objet de risée

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6
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Rude awakening

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Le réveil brutale

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To force oneself to do something

To grit one’s teeth and “just do something”.

To bite the bullet

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Se faire violence

Prendre sur soi

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To make a fool out of oneself
(x4)

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se ridiculiser

se couvrir de ridicule

se taper la honte

se taper l’affiche

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9
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To fall in line

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Rentrer dans le rang

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To be set in one’s ways, slave to routine

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Être mis dans ses voies

avoir ses habitudes

être routinier, routinière

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To “forget about something” /
To have something be screwed / messed up / out of reach now

“if you lend him your book, you’ll never see it again!”

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Faire une croix sur quelque chose

“si tu lui prêtes ton livre, tu peux faire une croix dessus!”

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12
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Do or die
Sink or swim

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Ça passe ou ça casse
( c’est ) marche ou crève

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13
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Eat your words

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ravaler ses paroles

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14
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By the book

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dans les clous, dans les règles

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15
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To go solo / to go it alone

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faire cavalier seul

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16
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“Here he goes again”
( someone ranting about their “favorite little subject” )

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“Le voilà reparti”

17
Q

“I’ll put in a good word for you”

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Je leur / lui en toucherait un ( ou deux ) mot(s)

Je leur / lui en glisserai un ( ou deux ) mot(s)

18
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In good standing

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en règle, en bonne règle, dans les bonnes grâces de