Idioms 1 Flashcards

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In a nutshell

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En résumé

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To get it straight from the horse’s mouth

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Savoir quelque chose de source sûre

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To get straight to the point

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Aller droit au but

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To hear it from the grapevine

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Apprendre qqch par le téléphone arabe

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To put somebody in the picture

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Mettre qqn au courant

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To get hold of the wrong end of the stick

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Comprendre de travers

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To be on the same wavelenght

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Être sur la même longueur d’ondes

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I can’t make head nor tail of this

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Je n’y comprends rien

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To talk at cross-purposes

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Ne pas parler de la même chose

Il y a un malentendu

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To beat about the bush

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Tourner autour du pot

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To be like talking to a brick wall

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C’est comme parler à un mur

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To be in the loop

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Être dans le coup

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To be birds of a feather

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Se ressembler comme deux gouttes d’eau

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Se ressembler comme deux gouttes d’eau

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To be birds of a feather

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Comprendre de travers

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To get hold of the wrong end of the stick

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