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I am feeling under the weather

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je ne me sens pas dans mon assiette

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The ball is in your court

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La balle est dans ton camp

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Spill the beans
I knew he would end up spilling the beans about the party

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vendre la mèche/cracher le morceau
Je savais qu il finirait par vendre la mèche concernant la fête

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Break a leg

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Bonne chance/ Merde

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Come rain or come shine

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Quoi qu’il advienne

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Go down in flames

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Descendre en flames

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Jump on the bandwagon

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Prendre le train en marche/ suivre le mouvement

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Miss the boat

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Rater le coche

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By the skin of your teeth

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A un cheveu pres

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Give the benefit of the doubt

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Accorder le bénéficie du doute

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Break the ice

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Briser la glace

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In the heat of the moment

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dans le feu de l’action

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Take it with a pinch of salt

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Prendre quelque chose avec des pincettes

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When pigs fly

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Quand les poules auront des dents

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Kill two birds with one stone

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faire d’une pierre deux coups !

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Cost an arm and a leg

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couter les yeux de la tete

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There’s no use crying over spilled milk

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ce qui est fait est fait

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18
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Once in a blue moon

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tous les trente-six du mois

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19
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Make a long story short

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Pour faire court

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A piece of cake

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du gâteau

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21
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A blessing in disguise

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un mal pour un bien

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The best of both worlds

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le beurre et l’argent du beurre !

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23
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You can say that again!

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un peu, mon neveu/C’est le moins qu’on puisse dire !

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The apple doesn’t fell far from the tree

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Tel père, tel fils

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25
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It is not rocket science

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Ce n est pas compliqué

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He works around the clock

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Il travaille 24h sur 24

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27
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to go the extra mile

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Faire un effort supplémentaire

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28
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To be in the black

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faire des profits/ être bénéficiaire

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29
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to be in the red

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être déficitaire/ être à découvert

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30
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I cut my teeth

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Je me casse les dents

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31
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a stone’s throw

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A deux pas

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32
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Everything we have been through

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Tout ce qu on a vécu

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33
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I didn t know no pain

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Je ne connais pas la douleur

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34
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I believe in forever

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Je crois en l éternité

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35
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I ll give it a shot

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Je vais essayer/ je vais tenter le coup

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36
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to take it easy

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y aller doucement/ relax/ se la couler douce

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37
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beat around the bush

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tourner autour du pot

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38
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learn the ropes

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apprendre les ficelles

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39
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to turn up out of the blue

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arriver à l improviste

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40
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To weather the storm

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Affronter la tempête /tenir le coup

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41
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to give it my all

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pour tout donner

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42
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to numb the pain

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atténuer la douleur

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43
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What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger

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44
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to go off the deep end

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Perdre les pedales
Sortir de ses gonds/ piquer une crise/ faire un caca nerveux/ peter les plombs

45
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to cut a rug

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dancer (guincher)

46
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to cut (so) to the quick

Her thoughtless remark cut him to the quick.

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Piquer (qqu un) au vif

47
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to score points off (so)

He’s always trying to score points off people and it’s really irritating.

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marquer des points face à qqu un( clouer le bec)

48
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a bitter pill

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un truc dur à avaler (au sens figuré)

49
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Achilles’ heel

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un talon d’Achille,

50
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from A to Z

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de A à Z, en entier

51
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proud as a peacock

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fier comme un paon

52
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put the cart before the horse

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mettre la charrue avant les boeufs

53
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don’t judge a book by its cover

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ne pas se fier aux apparences

54
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add insult to injury

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aggraver une situation

55
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all ears

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tout ouïe

56
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cross one’s fingers

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croiser les doigts

57
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it’s not my cup of tea

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ce n est pas la tasse de thé

58
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put all your eggs in one basket

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mettre tous ses oeufs dans le même panier

59
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like taking candy off a baby

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très facile à faire

60
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to do something for Britain

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faire une chose à fond, s’investir

61
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every cloud has a silver lining

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il y a toujours du positif dans une situation négative

62
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play it by ear

What will we do tomorrow? Let’s play it by ear.

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avancer à l’aveuglette, au hasard, improviser

Je ne sais pas trop ce qu'on fera demain, on improvisera.
63
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to get cold feet

I don’t know why I often get cold feet.

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être inquiet, angoissé, regretter,
avoir les petoches

Je ne sais pas pourquoi j’ai souvent la frousse.

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to keep an eye on something

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surveiller, garder un oeil sur quelque chose

65
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to go over one’s head

Martin’s explanation was too complicated; it went over my head.

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ne pas comprendre quelque chose/ passer au dessus de la tête

L’explication de Martin était trop compliquée : elle m’a dépassé (or: elle a dépassé ma compréhension).

66
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work one’s fingers to the bone

I did not spend my entire life working my fingers to the bone so that you could move up, only to have you toss it all away.

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travailler d’arrache-pieds

Je n’ai pas passé ma vie entière à travailler d’arrache-pied pour te faire accéder à mieux, seulement pour te voir tout jeter

67
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to catch (so) red-handed

I caught the thief red handed stealing my jewels.
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prendre quelqu’un la main dans le sac

J’ai pris le voleur la main dans le sac en train de voler mes bijoux.

68
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to bite off more than you can chew

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avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre :

69
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to butter someone up

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passer de la pommade

70
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sleep with the fishes

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être au ciel/ être mort

71
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to come on the heels of (so)
to follow on the heels of (so)
The young singer wanted to follow on the heels of his famous father

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être sur les talons de
marcher sur les traces de
le jeune chanteur voulait marcher sur les traces de son père célèbre

72
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to pass with flying colours / to sail through

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réussir haut la main/ réussir avec brio

73
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I have to be frank

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Pour dire les choses franchement

74
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He speaks ill of someone

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Il dit du mal de quelqu’un

75
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I probably agree with (so)

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Il y a de fortes chances que je sois d’accord avec quelqu’un

76
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pull the rug out (from under someone)

pull the rug out from under someone’s feet

I do not think this is the time to pull the rug from under their feet.

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couper l herbe sous les pieds de quelqu un

Je ne pense pas que le moment soit bien choisi pour leur couper l’herbe sous le pied.

77
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to swallow your pride

He was forced to swallow his pride and ask if he could have his old job back.

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ravaler sa fierté

Il a été obligé de ravaler sa fierté et de demander si il pouvait récupérer son ancien travail

78
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against the grain

This could be first referendum result to go truly against the grain.

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contre nature/ à contre sens

Ce référendum pourrait être le premier à aller à contre-courant.

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speak truth

speak truth to power

Grant us the courage needed to continue to speak truth to power.

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dire la vérité

Donne-nous le courage nécessaire pour continuer à dire la vérité au pouvoir.

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to touch base

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faire le point

81
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to put something on the back burner

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mettre qqchose de côté

82
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to give someone the green light

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donner le feu vert à quelqu’un

83
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to blow a deal

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rater une opportunité

84
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to drive a hard bargain

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négocier dur

85
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to mean business

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être sérieux en affaire

86
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to cut a deal

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conclure un accord

87
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to axe someone

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virer une personne

88
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back to salt mines

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retourner au travail après une pause

89
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it is a dog-eat-dog world

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c est un monde de requins

90
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bust one’s buns

work one’s butt/ass/arse off

“I really had to ‘Bust My Buns’ In Order To Have The Shipment Ready for UPS Pickup!

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travailler d arrache pied / bouger le cul

91
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to take an exam/ to sit an exam/ to do an exam

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se présenter/ passer un exam

92
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to mess things up

You want to mess things up making crazy accusations?

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tout gâcher/ tout faire foirer

Tu veux tout foutre en l’air avec tes accusations

93
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he worshipped as a child

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il adorait quand il était enfant

94
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bad puns

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mauvais jeux de mots

95
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to toot your own horn/ to blow your own horn

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se jeter des fleurs/ se lancer des fleurs/ se vanter

96
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hat trick

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coup du. chapeau ( marquer 3 points)

97
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to leave out in the cold

The companies felt that they had been left out in the cold by their own President.

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écarter /Mettre à l’écart

Ces entreprises se sont senties lâchées par leur propre président

98
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nefarious contest

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concours infâme

99
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To the victor go the spoils

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le vainqueur rafle la mise

100
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to feel let down

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être déçu/ être désappointé

101
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to look the other way

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fermer les yeux

102
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all bets are off

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tout est possible/ les paris sont ouverts

103
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the casualties would have been worse

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les conséquences auraient été pires

104
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don t put words in my mouth

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ne me fait pas dire ce que je n ai pas dit

105
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the grass is (always) greener (on the other side)

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l herbe est (toujours) plus verte ailleurs

106
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Have a heart of gold

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etre bon comme du bon pain

107
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have time to kill

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avoir du temps a tuer

108
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to kick the bucket

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casser sa pipe
passer l arme à gauche

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