Idioms Flashcards

1
Q

C’est dommage que

A

It’s a shame that

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2
Q

Quand je m’ennuie

A

When i’m bored

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3
Q

J’en ai marre

A

I’m fed up

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4
Q

Et alors?

A

So what

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5
Q

Mon œil!

A

Yeah right!

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6
Q

Ça vaut le peine

A

It’s worth the effort

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7
Q

Ça coûte les yeux de la tête

A

It costs an arm and a leg

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8
Q

Une perte de temps

A

A waste of time

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9
Q

Tant pis!

A

Too bad!

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10
Q

Ça m’est égal

A

I don’t mind

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11
Q

Ce n’est pas grave

A

It doesn’t matter

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12
Q

Quel dommage!

A

What a shame!

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13
Q

Quelle chance!

A

What luck!

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14
Q

Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

A

To have better things to do

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15
Q

Se creuser la téte

A

To think really hard

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16
Q

Se mettre le doigt dans l’œil

A

To make a mistake

17
Q

Appuyer sur le champignon

A

To go very fast, accelerate

18
Q

Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

A

To have better things to do

19
Q

Avoir un chat dans la gorge

A

To have a frog in your throat

20
Q

Avoir les dents longs

A

To be ambitious

21
Q

Être dans ses petits souliers

A

To not feel comfortable

22
Q

Être haut comme trois pommes

A

To be small

23
Q

Faire d’une pierre deux coups

A

To kill two birds with one stone

24
Q

Ne pas être dans son assiette

A

To not feel yourself

25
Ne pas être de la dernière pluie
To not be born yesterday
26
Passer une nuit blanche
To have a sleepless night
27
Prendre la crémaillère
To have a house-warming party
28
Se creuser la tête
To think really hard
29
Se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter
To think oneself is better than everyone else
30
Se mettre le doigt dans l'œil
To make a mistake
31
Sucrer les fraises
To be senile, crazy
32
Tomber dans les pommes
To faint, pass out