Idioms Flashcards

1
Q

Avoir le cœur sur la main

A

To be kind hearted/to give the shirt off your back

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2
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Tenir la jambe à quelqu’un

A

To bore someone with endless conversation

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3
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Manger sur le pouce

A

To grab a bite to eat

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4
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Partir ventre à terre

A

To race off/leave in a flash

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5
Q

Chercher la petite bête

A

To nitpick

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6
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Avoir le cafard

A

To have the blues/be down in the dumps

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7
Q

Appeler un chat un chat

A

To call a spade a spade

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8
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Jeter des fleurs à quelqu’un

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To sing the praises of someone

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9
Q

Couper le poire en deux

A

To meet halfway

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10
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Tomber dans les pommes

A

To faint

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11
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Jeter de l’huile sur le feu

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To add fuel to the fire

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12
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Casser de Sucre sur les dos de quelqu’un

A

To speak about someone behind their back

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13
Q

Jeter l’argent par la

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To squander money

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14
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Un coup de pouce

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A hand/to give someone a hand

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