Idioms Flashcards

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1
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avoir un chat dans la gorge

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to have a frog in your throat

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2
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ça ne mange pas de pain

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it doesn’t cost a thing

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3
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ne pas manger de ce pain-là

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to not have anything with it

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4
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ne pas pouvoir avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre

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you can’t have your cake and eat it

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5
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ce n’est pas du gâteau

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it’s no picnic

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6
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ne pas avoir la pêche

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to be a bit down

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7
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ne pas en faire tout un fromage

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don’t make such a fuss

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8
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s’occuper de sa pomme

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to look after number one (yourself)

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9
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manger à pleines dents

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to eat with relish

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10
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manger sur le pouce

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to have a quick bite to eat

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11
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garder une poire pour la soif

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to keep something for a rainy day

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12
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ce n’est pas la mer à boire

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it’s not that difficult

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13
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avoir ni queue ni tête

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you can’t make head nor tail of it

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14
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c’est le pied

A

it’s brilliant

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15
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avoir une dent contre quelqu’un

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to bear someone a grudge

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16
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ça me fait une belle jambe

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a fat lot of good that does me

17
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avoir les bras long

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to have infuence

18
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passer une nuit blanche

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to have a sleepless night

19
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avoir le cafard

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to be down in the dumps

20
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être aux anges

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to be over the moon

21
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c’est la goutte qui fait déborder le vase

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it’s the last straw

22
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avoir bon pied bon oeil

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to be as fit as a fiddle

23
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faire des pieds et des mains pour obtenir quelque chose

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to move heaven and earth to get something

24
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il chante comme un pied

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he’s a useless singer

25
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avoir les dents longues

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to be ambitious

26
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quand les poules auront des dents

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when pigs fly

27
Q

on entendrait une mouche voler

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you could hear a pin drop

28
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chercher la petite bête

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to nitpick

29
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appeler un chat un chat

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to call a spade a spade

30
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faire une queue de poisson à quelqu’un

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to cut in front of someone