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1
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all thumbs, clumsy

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maladroit

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beat around the bush

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tourner autour du pot

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alma mater

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l’école où on a été diplomé

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bite the bullet

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vivre une mauvaise situation

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break the ice

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To remove tension when meeting people for the first time

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bury the hatchet

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faire la paix, arrêter une dispute

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butter someone up

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To excessively praise or flatter someone

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chip off the old block

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ressembler fortement à ses parents

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climb on the bandwagon

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rejoindre une cause particulière ou un parti politique

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draw the line

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établir une limite

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elbow grease

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effort physique intense

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face the music

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accepter les conséquences d’une erreur

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maladroit

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all thumbs, clumsy

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tourner autour du pot

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beat around the bush

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l’école où on a été diplomé

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alma mater

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vivre une mauvaise situation

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bite the bullet

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To excessively praise or flatter someone

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butter someone up

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faire la paix, arrêter une dispute

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bury the hatchet

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rejoindre une cause particulière ou un parti politique

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climb on the bandwagon

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accepter les conséquences d’une erreur

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face the music

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fly off the handle

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devenir soudainement enragé

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get something off one’s chest

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se confier à qqn, dire ce qu’on a sur le coeur

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get up on the wrong side of the bed

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se lever du pied gauche

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grain of salt

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To treat a piece of information with skepticism (sceptisisme)

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gung-ho

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être extremement enthousiaste

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in hot water

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être confus, ne plus savoir quoi faire

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kick the bucket

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mourir

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devenir soudainement enragé

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fly off the handle

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se confier à qqn, dire ce qu’on a sur le coeur

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get something off one’s chest

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se lever du pied gauche

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get up on the wrong side of the bed

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To treat a piece of information with skepticism (sceptisisme)

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grain of salt

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être extremement enthousiaste

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gung-ho

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être confus, ne plus savoir quoi faire

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in hot water

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mourir

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kick the bucket

35
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know the ropes

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To understand the intricacies (complexité) of an operation very well

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lowbrow

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vulgar (vulgaire), inculte

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make ends meet

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gagner juste assez d’argent pour vivre

38
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make my day

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rendre qqn heureux

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no-brainer

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une tâche facile qui ne recquière pas de reflexion

40
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pay through the nose

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payer qqch à un prix très elevé

41
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play it by ear

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improviser

42
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pop the question

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demander la main

43
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pull somebody’s leg

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se moquer de qqn

44
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To understand the intricacies (complexité) of an operation very well

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know the ropes

45
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vulgar (vulgaire), inculte

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lowbrow

46
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gagner juste assez d’argent pour vivre

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make ends meet

47
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rendre qqn heureux

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make my day

48
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une tâche facile qui ne recquière pas de reflexion

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no-brainer

49
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payer qqch à un prix très elevé

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pay through the nose

50
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improviser

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play it by ear

51
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se moquer de qqn

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pull somebody’s leg

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quid pro quo

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a fair exchange

53
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raining cats and dogs

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pleuvoir fortement (drache)

54
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rule of thumb

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règle de base, empirique

55
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run of the mill

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commun, ordinaire

56
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see eye to eye

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être en accord

57
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sit on the fence

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rester neutre

58
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sitting duck

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une proie facile

59
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a fair exchange

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quid pro quo

60
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pleuvoir fortement (drache)

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raining cats and dogs

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règle de base, empirique

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rule of thumb

62
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commun, ordinaire

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run of the mill

63
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être en accord

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see eye to eye

64
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rester neutre

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sit on the fence

65
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une proie facile

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sitting duck

66
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smell a rat

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sentir qqch de louche

67
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steal someone’s thunder

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souligner l’accomplissement de qqn

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throw down the gauntlet

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issue a challenge (lancer un défi)

69
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throw in the towel

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arrêter ou abandonner

70
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thumbs up (down)

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approuver ou désapprouver (respectivement)

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time is of the essence

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quand qqch doit être fait immédiatement

72
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turn over a new leaf

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recommencer, prendre un nouveau départ

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upper crust

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upper class (haute société, aristocratie)

74
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wet blanket

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rabat-joie

75
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sentir qqch de louche

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smell a rat

76
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souligner l’accomplissement de qqn

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steal someone’s thunder

77
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issue a challenge (lancer un défi)

A

throw down the gauntlet

78
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arrêter ou abandonner

A

throw in the towel

79
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approuver ou désapprouver (respectivement)

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thumbs up (down)

80
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quand qqch doit être fait immédiatement

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time is of the essence

81
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recommencer, prendre un nouveau départ

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turn over a new leaf

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upper class (haute société, aristocratie)

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upper crust

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rabat-joie

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wet blanket

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