Idioms Flashcards

1
Q

To have other fish to fry. / To have more important things to do.

A

Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

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2
Q

It’s crystal-clear!¡

A

C’est clair comme de l’eau de roche!

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3
Q

It’s a rip-off! what a rip-off! It’s daylight robbery!¡

A

C’est du vol!

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4
Q

… is on our doorstep, … is (just) around the corner, … is upon us.…

A

… est à nos portes.

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5
Q

To be dressed like a scarecrow, to be dressed any which way

A

Être habillé(e) comme l’as de pique

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6
Q

To throw one’s weight around

A

Faire l’important(e)

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7
Q

To scrape the bottom of the barrel

A

Gratter les fonds de tiroir

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8
Q

(We have them) by the bucketful! / There are masses. / There are loads of it or them.

A

(Il y en a) à la pelle.

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9
Q

To squander money. / To throw money away. / To throw money out the window or down the drain.

A

Jeter l’argent par les fenêtres

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10
Q

They’re two of a kind.

A

Les deux font la paire.

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11
Q

To shop till you drop

A

Magasiner jusqu’à l’épuisement

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12
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To seize or grasp the opportunity, to jump at the chance

A

Saisir la balle au bond. / Prendre la balle au bond.

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13
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To join the queue. / To get in line.

A

Se mettre à la file

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14
Q

To get bogged down in details

A

Se perdre dans les détails

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15
Q

Your wish is my command

A

Tes désirs sont des ordres.

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16
Q

To beat around the bush

A

Tourner autour du pot

17
Q

A penny saved is a penny earned. / Every penny counts.

A

Un sou (c’) est un sou.

18
Q

To catch a cold

A

Attraper un rhume

19
Q

To have something on one’s mind, to plan something

A

Avoir quelque chose en tête

20
Q

Good for your health. / bad for your health.

A

Bon, bonne ou mauvais, mauvaise pour la santé

21
Q

baked (in the oven)

A

cuit au four,cuite au four

22
Q

To ask (someone) a favour, to ask a favour of someone

A

Demander un service (à quelqu’un)

23
Q

Moreover, also

A

De plus

24
Q

To send an invitation to…

A

Envoyer une invitation à…

25
Q

To be (very) popular, to be (very) fashionable, to be in fashion, trendy

A

Être (très) en vogue

26
Q

To do the dishes, to wash the dishes

A

Faire la vaisselle

27
Q

To make an appointment

A

Fixer un rendez-vous

28
Q

“I, you, we or they have to” followed by averb, “He, she, it must, has to” followed by averb

A

« Il faut » suivi d’unverbe…

29
Q

I need… He or she needs… You need…

A

Il me faut… Il lui faut… Il te faut…

30
Q

There’s nobody else, there’s no one else.

A

Il n’y a personne d’autre.

31
Q

To pass… to…, to hand… to…, give… to…

A

Passer… à…

32
Q

To have a nice supper

A

Prendre un bon souper

33
Q

To fix an appointment with…

A

Se donner rendez-vous

34
Q

Follow one’s example

A

Suivre l’exemple de quelqu’un