Semaine 9

Question 1

être sur la sellette

Answer 1

to be in the hot seat

Question 2

être en profond désaccord avec

Answer 2

to be at loggerheads with

Question 3

il faut que tu te ressaisisses

Answer 3

you need to get your act together

Question 4

disparaître

animal

Answer 4

to become extinct

Question 5

deux avis valent mieux qu’un

Answer 5

two heads are better than one

Question 6

il est encore beaucoup trop tôt

Answer 6

it’s early days yet

Question 7

être parti au bon moment

Answer 7

retired while the going was good

Question 8

être ivre de bonheur

Answer 8

to feel on top of the world

Question 9

enterrer la hache de guerre

Answer 9

to bury the hatchet

Question 10

ce n’est pas demain la veille

Answer 10

that’ll be the day

Question 11

avoir l’art de faire qch

Answer 11

to be a past master at doing sth

Question 12

quand le chat n’est pas là, les souris dansent

Answer 12

when the cat’s away, the mice will play

Question 13

ravager

Answer 13

to wreak havoc on

Question 14

ne pas y aller de main morte pour

Answer 14

doesn’t pull any punches in

Question 15

sur la même longueur d’onde

Answer 15

on the same wavelength

Question 16

avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

Answer 16

to have bitten off more than (sujet) can chew

Question 17

être aux anges

Answer 17

to be on cloud nine

Question 18

ne tourne pas autour du pot

Answer 18

don’t beat about the bush

Question 19

être pleine d’énergie

Answer 19

to be full of pep

Question 20

s’acharner inutilement

Answer 20

to flog a dead horse

Question 21

convaincre qn de faire qch

Answer 21

to talk someone into doing sth

Question 22

improviser

Answer 22

to fly by the seat of one’s pants

Question 23

“tu peux parler, toi”

Answer 23

“you are a fine one to talk”

Question 24

avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

Answer 24

to have other fish to fry

Question 25

obéir qn au doigt et à l’oeil

Answer 25

to be at someone’s beck and call

Question 26

en permanence

Answer 26

day in, day out

Question 27

serrer les dent

Answer 27

to bite the bullet

Question 28

Quand on parle du loup

Answer 28

Talk of the devil

Question 29

mener qn en bateau

Answer 29

to lead someone up the garden path

Question 30

il est bien le fils de son père

Answer 30

he is chip off the old block

Question 31

arrête de me faire marcher

Answer 31

stop pulling my leg

Question 32

réclamer la démission du Premier ministre

Answer 32

to call for the PM’s resignation

Question 33

la cerise sur le gâteau

Answer 33

the icing on the cake

Question 34

haut la main

Answer 34

with flying colours

Question 35

à d’autres !

Answer 35

pull the other one !

Question 36

n’en fais pas trop !

Answer 36

don’t overdo it !

Question 37

il comprend vite mais il faut lui expliquer longtemps

Answer 37

he is a bit slow on the uptake

Question 38

de mèche avec qn

Answer 38

in cahoots with someone

Question 39

être au bout du rouleau

Answer 39

to be at the end of one’s tether

Question 40

Qui se ressemble s’assemble

Answer 40

birds of a feather flock together

Question 41

des Conservateurs purs et durs

Answer 41

dyed-in-the-wool Tories

Question 42

faire table rase du passé

Answer 42

to put the past behind him / her / me…