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1
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All ears

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Tout ouïe

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2
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To cross one’s fingers

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Croiser les doigts

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3
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To beat around the bush

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Tourner autour du pot

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4
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A piece of cake

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Quelque chose de facile

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5
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To feel under the weather

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Ne pas se sentir bien

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6
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Take it easy

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Détends-toi

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7
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Go round in circles

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Tourner en rond

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8
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To sleep on it

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La nuit porte conseil

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9
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To be broke

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Être fauché

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10
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To know it like the back of one’s hand

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Connaître qqch sur le bout des doigts

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11
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Once in a blue moon

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Tous les 36 du mois

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12
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Out of the blue

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Sans crier gare

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13
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As easy as a duck soup

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Un jeu d’enfant

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14
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The cream of the crop

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La crème de la crème

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15
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An early bird

A

Un lève-tôt

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16
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A cock and bull story

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Une histoire à dormir debout

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17
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It’s raining cats and dogs

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Il pleut des cordes

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18
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To create a storm in a teacup

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En faire tout un fromage

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19
Q

That rings me a bell

A

Ça me dit qqch

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20
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We are in deep water

A

On est dans le pétrin

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21
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As good as gold

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Bien élevé

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22
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To spill the beans

A

Vendre la mèche

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23
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To get cold feet

A

Avoir le trac

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24
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Icing on the cake

A

Cerise sur le gâteau

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25
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I worked my fingers to the bone

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Travailler d’arrache-pied

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26
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It’s not my cup of tea

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Ce n’est pas ma tasse de thé

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27
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Seize the day

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Profite du moment

28
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To belong somewhere

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Être à sa place

29
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Don’t judge a book by its cover

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Ne pas se fier aux apparences

30
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To kill two birds with one stone

A

Faire d’une pierre deux coups

31
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Like father, like son

A

Tel père, tel fils

32
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When pigs fly

And pigs can fly

A

Quand les poules auront des dents

33
Q

Tit for tat

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Œil pour œil, dent pour dent

34
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Better late than never

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Mieux vaut tard que jamais

35
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The early bird catches the worm

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Le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt

36
Q

To put the cart before the horse

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Mettre la charrue avant les bœufs

37
Q

Spare the rod, spare the child

A

Qui aime bien châtie bien

38
Q

You cannot have your cake and eat it

A

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

39
Q

I can’t believe it!

A

Je n’en crois pas mes yeux!

40
Q

Never mind!

A

Ne t’en fais pas!

41
Q

It’s up to you

A

C’est à toi de décider

42
Q

Keep cool!

A

On se calme!

43
Q

See you soon

A

À bientôt

44
Q

Break a leg!

A

Bonne chance!

45
Q

So far so good!

A

Jusqu’ici tout va bien!

46
Q

Pull yourself together

A

Calme toi!

47
Q

Speak of the devil!

A

Quand on parle du loup!

48
Q

My foot!

A

Mon œil!

49
Q

To let the cat out of the bag

A

Révéler un secret

50
Q

A little bird told me

A

Mon petit doigt m’a dit

J’ai entendu dire

51
Q

To have a frog in one’s throat

A

Avoir un chat dans la gorge

52
Q

To eat like a horse

A

Manger comme un ogre

53
Q

To put the cat among the pigeons

A

Créer des problèmes

54
Q

To sleep with the fishes

A

Mourir

55
Q

He’s as thick as a brick

A

Il est bête comme ses pieds

56
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To taste the water

A

Tâter le terrain

57
Q

In the red

In the black

A

Dans le rouge, finances négatives

Profit, bonnes finances

58
Q

Think outside the box

A

Penser différemment, être créatif

59
Q

Have a lot on your plate

A

Avoir beaucoup de responsabilités

60
Q

To bite off more than you can chew

A

Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

61
Q

To be in a pickle

A

Avoir un problème (pas très grave)

62
Q

To butter someone up

A

Passer de la pommade pour obtenir une faveur

63
Q

The apple of my eye

A

La prunelle de mes yeux

64
Q

It cost an arm and a leg

A

Ça coûte un bras

65
Q

To keep an eye on something

A

Surveiller, garder un œil sur qqch

66
Q

To catch somebody red-handed

A

Prendre quelqu’un la main dans le sac

67
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To go over your head

A

Ne pas comprendre quelque chose

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