idiomatic expressions Flashcards

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1
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To keep a student after school

A

Coller un élève

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2
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To go faster than expected

A

Brûler les étapes

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3
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To have the blues

A

Avoir le cafard

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4
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To beat around the bush

A

Tourner autour du pot

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5
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To get on someone’s nerves

A

Casser les pieds à quelqu’un

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6
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To have influence

A

Avoir les bras longs

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7
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A tall tale

A

Une histoire à dormir debout

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8
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To be completely mistaken

A

Se mettre le doigt dans l’oeil

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9
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To live in a cave

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N’être jamais sorti de son trou

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10
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To confess

A

Se mettre à table

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11
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To stand someone up

A

Poser un lapin à quelqu’un

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12
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To jump from one subject to another

A

Sauter du coq à l’âne

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13
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To change with the weather

A

Être une vrai girouette

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14
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To faint

A

Tomber dans les pommes

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15
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To know the score

A

Connaître la musique

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16
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To go through hard times

A

Manger de la vache enragée

17
Q

To be crazy

A

Être complètement allumé

18
Q

To be nuts

A

Être timbré

19
Q

To be in the know

A

Être branché

20
Q

To reprimand someone (scold)

A

Passer un savon à quelqu’un

21
Q

To be scared

A

Avoir les jetons

22
Q

To be kept waiting

A

Faire le poireau