Expressions Flashcards

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1
Q

To be broke

A

Être fauché

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2
Q

Break a leg

A

Bonne chance

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3
Q

All ears

A

Tout ouïe

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4
Q

An early bird

A

Un lève tôt

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5
Q

As easy as a duck soup

A

Un jeu d’enfant

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6
Q

We are in a deep water

A

On est dans le pétrin

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7
Q

It’s raining cats and dogs

A

Il pleut des cordes

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8
Q

The icing on the cake

A

La cerise sur le gâteau

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9
Q

When pigs fly

A

Quand les poules auront des dents

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10
Q

As good as gold

A

Bien élevé

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11
Q

To cross one’s fingers

A

Croiser les doigts

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12
Q

The crème of the top

A

La crème de la crème

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13
Q

Piece of cake

A

C est du gâteau

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14
Q

To pull someone’s leg

A

Taquiner quelqu’un

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15
Q

To beat around the bush

A

Tourner autour du pot

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16
Q

To make a long story short

A

Pour faire court

17
Q

Once in a blue moon

A

Tous les 36 du mois

18
Q

Speaking of the devil

A

Quand on parle du loup

19
Q

To be in the same boat

A

Être dans le même bateau

20
Q

The best of the both worlds

A

Le beurre et l argent du beurre

21
Q

The elephant in the room

A

Le problème évident que personne ne veut aborder

22
Q

Go round in the circle

A

Tourner en rond

23
Q

A dime a dozen

A

Qui ne vaut pas grand chose

24
Q

To get out of hand

A

Devenir incontrôlable

25
Q

It’s not rocket science

A

Ce n est pas sorcier

26
Q

To bark up the wrong tree

A

Chercher midi à 14h

27
Q

To feel a bit under the weather

A

Ne pas se sentir bien

28
Q

To spill the beans

A

Vendre la mèche

29
Q

To sit on the fence

A

Ne pas prendre parti

30
Q

To jump on the bangwagon

A

Suivre le mouvement

31
Q

To give someone the cold shoulder

A

Ignorer quelqu’un