Idioms!!! Flashcards

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1
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Accept the gifts one has been given

A

À cheval donné, on ne regarde pas les dents

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2
Q

Unreasonably priced

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Coûter les yeux de la tête

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3
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Got it for a steal

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On peut l’acheter pour une bouchée de pain

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4
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Someone who is completely useless

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Ne rien savoir faire de ses dix doigt

E.g.

Le gouvernement ne sait rien faire de ses dix doigts

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5
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To be free as a bird

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Être libre comme l’air

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6
Q

A lie in

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Faire la grasse matinée

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7
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It’s a shame

A

C’est dommage

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8
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Love at first site

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Le coup de foudre

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9
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I’m just telling it as it is

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Il faut appeler un chat un chat

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10
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You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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On n’apprend pas au vieux singe à faire la grimace

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11
Q

That works (calm)

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Ça marche

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12
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To be out of it

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Être à l’ouest

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13
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To lose ones temper

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La moutarde lui monte au nez

La moutarde me monte au nez

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14
Q

Scapegoat

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Bouc émissaire

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15
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Once in a blue moon

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Très rarement

Une fois tous les 36 du mois

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16
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Time will tell/show

A

Qui vivra verra

17
Q

We must not beat around the bush

A

On ne doit pas tourner autour du pot

18
Q

Take a hike!

A

Va voir ailleurs si j’y suis

19
Q

(The situation) went from bad to worse

A

(La situation) va de mal en pis

20
Q

When it rains it pours

A

Un malheur n’arrive jamais seul

21
Q

Never say die

A

Ne vous laissez pas abattre

22
Q

No pain, no gain

A

On a rien sans rien

23
Q

To throw in the towel

A

Jeter l’éponge

24
Q

Antoine and René are like two peas in a pod

A

Antoine and René se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d’eau

25
Q

You can’t have your cake and eat it too

A

On ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre

26
Q

With or without you knowing

A

Que vous le sachiez ou non

27
Q

It was worth it

A

Ça valait le coup

28
Q

There’ll be trouble

A

Ça va fumer

29
Q

Bound to fail

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Être voué à l’échec

30
Q

Some studies show that

A

Certaines études démontrent que

31
Q

Everything brings me to believe

A

Tout me porte à croire que

32
Q

To worsen

A

S’empirer

33
Q

I challenge you to…

A

Je vous mets au défi de…

34
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Only an extreme measure will change the situation

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Seule une manière brutale pourra changer la situation