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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
être extremement enthousiaste
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in hot water
être confus, ne plus savoir quoi faire
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kick the bucket
mourir
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devenir soudainement enragé
fly off the handle
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se confier à qqn, dire ce qu'on a sur le coeur
get something off one's chest
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se lever du pied gauche
get up on the wrong side of the bed
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To treat a piece of information with skepticism (sceptisisme)
grain of salt
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être extremement enthousiaste
gung-ho
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être confus, ne plus savoir quoi faire
in hot water
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mourir
kick the bucket
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know the ropes
To understand the intricacies (complexité) of an operation very well
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lowbrow
vulgar (vulgaire), inculte
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make ends meet
gagner juste assez d'argent pour vivre
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make my day
rendre qqn heureux
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no-brainer
une tâche facile qui ne recquière pas de reflexion
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pay through the nose
payer qqch à un prix très elevé
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play it by ear
improviser
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pop the question
demander la main
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pull somebody's leg
se moquer de qqn
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To understand the intricacies (complexité) of an operation very well
know the ropes
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vulgar (vulgaire), inculte
lowbrow
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gagner juste assez d'argent pour vivre
make ends meet
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rendre qqn heureux
make my day
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une tâche facile qui ne recquière pas de reflexion
no-brainer
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payer qqch à un prix très elevé
pay through the nose
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improviser
play it by ear
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se moquer de qqn
pull somebody's leg
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quid pro quo
a fair exchange
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raining cats and dogs
pleuvoir fortement (drache)
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rule of thumb
règle de base, empirique
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run of the mill
commun, ordinaire
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see eye to eye
être en accord
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sit on the fence
rester neutre
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sitting duck
une proie facile
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a fair exchange
quid pro quo
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pleuvoir fortement (drache)
raining cats and dogs
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règle de base, empirique
rule of thumb
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commun, ordinaire
run of the mill
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être en accord
see eye to eye
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rester neutre
sit on the fence
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une proie facile
sitting duck
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smell a rat
sentir qqch de louche
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steal someone's thunder
souligner l'accomplissement de qqn
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throw down the gauntlet
issue a challenge (lancer un défi)
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throw in the towel
arrêter ou abandonner
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thumbs up (down)
approuver ou désapprouver (respectivement)
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time is of the essence
quand qqch doit être fait immédiatement
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turn over a new leaf
recommencer, prendre un nouveau départ
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upper crust
upper class (haute société, aristocratie)
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wet blanket
rabat-joie
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sentir qqch de louche
smell a rat
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souligner l'accomplissement de qqn
steal someone's thunder
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issue a challenge (lancer un défi)
throw down the gauntlet
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arrêter ou abandonner
throw in the towel
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approuver ou désapprouver (respectivement)
thumbs up (down)
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quand qqch doit être fait immédiatement
time is of the essence
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recommencer, prendre un nouveau départ
turn over a new leaf
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upper class (haute société, aristocratie)
upper crust
83
rabat-joie
wet blanket

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