Idioms

Question 1

progressively

Answer 1

Au fur et à mesure / De fil en aiguille

Question 2

over time, in the course of time

Answer 2

au fil du temps

Question 3

bring to light

Answer 3

mettre en lumière

Question 4

Unity is strength

Answer 4

L’union fait la force

Question 5

more forward, go ahead

Answer 5

Aller de l’avant

Question 6

to give up

Answer 6

Baisser les bras

Question 7

it is worth doing

Answer 7

ça en vaut la peine

Question 8

split the difference, meet halfway

Answer 8

Couper la poire en deux

Question 9

probably never (when pigs might fly)

Answer 9

Quand les poules auront des dents

Question 10

be entirely mistaken

Answer 10

se mettre le doigt dans l’oeil

Question 11

to play along

Answer 11

se prêter au jeu

Question 12

the tip of the iceberg

Answer 12

la partie émergée de l’iceberg

Question 13

be at an impasse

Answer 13

être dans une impasse

Question 14

crystal clear

Answer 14

c’est clair comme de l’eau de roche

Question 15

put your finger on sth

Answer 15

mettre le doigt sur quelque chose

Question 16

get straight to the point

Answer 16

ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

Question 17

to bow to the evidence

Answer 17

Se rendre à l’évidence

Question 18

to make the task more difficult

Answer 18

mettre des bâtons dans les roues

Question 19

walk into the lion’s den

Answer 19

se jeter dans la gueule du loup

Question 20

have a lot of work to do

Answer 20

avoir du pain sur la planche

Question 21

to be in a bad state

Answer 21

être mal en point

Question 22

This idiom means someone has decided to

face a risk or overcome a fear.

Answer 22

prendre son courage à deux mains

Question 23

This idiom means you follow
instructions without questioning them, and without doing anything more
or less than what you are asked to do.

Answer 23

prendre quelque chose au pied de la lettre

Question 24

When a situation “turns to vinegar”, it means it’s getting out of control.

Answer 24

tourner au vinaigre

Question 25

This idiom means that you don’t notice something obvious.

To be clueless, to fail to notice something

Answer 25

N’y voir que du feu

Question 26

it means you are facing lots of problems and won’t solve them anytime soon.

Answer 26

Ne pas être sorti de l’auberge

Question 27

to keep up to date

Answer 27

Tenir au courant

Question 28

give a helping hand

Answer 28

Donner un coup de main

Question 29

to do sth impulsively, without planning it.

Answer 29

sur un coup de tête

Question 30

when something is wrong, is not quite right.

Answer 30

Quelque chose qui cloche

Question 31

this idiom means that two objects or person are alike → spitting image

Answer 31

Tout craché

Question 32

it’s not easy, it’s hard work

Answer 32

Ce n’est pas de la tarte

Question 33

To be afraid of heights

Answer 33

avoir le veritage