Popular phrases and saying Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

libre comme l’air

A

free as a bird

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

fou à lier

A

as mad as a March hare

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

mettre des gens dans des cases

A

to pigeon hole-people

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

faire d’une pierre deux coups

A

to kill two birds with one stone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

il y a un os

A

there’s a fly in the ointment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Là tu m’en as bouché un coin

A

You could have knocked me down with a feather

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Il y a plusieurs manières de s’y prendre

A

there’s more than one way to skin a cat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

prendre un mauvais départ

A

to set off the wrong foot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

suivre le mouvement

A

tp jump on the bandwagon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

la cerise sur le gateau

A

the icing on the cake

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

affronter l’adversité

A

to face the music

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

saisir l’occasion au vol

A

to make hay while the sun shines

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

être au service de quelqu’un

A

to be at someone’s beck and call

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

briser la glace

A

break the ice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Arette…

A

pull the other one

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

faire marcher qqn

A

You’re pulling my leg

17
Q

Il n’est pas aussi bon que

A

He is not a scratch on

18
Q

Entrer en ligne de compte

A

To factor into the equation