Some Idiom Flashcards

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1
Q

Qui se ressemble s’assemble

A

Birds of a feather flock together

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2
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Voir rouge

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To be blue in the face

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3
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Être dans le pétrin

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To be in the soup

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4
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Apprendre quelque chose De source sûre

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To get something straight from the horse’s mouth

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5
Q

Faire une gaffe

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To put your foot in your mouth

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6
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En pleine forme

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As fit as a fiddle

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7
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Coûter les yeux de la tête

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To cost an arm and a leg

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8
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Comme deux gouttes d’eau

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As alike as two peas in a pod

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9
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Avoir un chat dans la gorge

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To have a frog in one’s throat

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10
Q

Quand les poules auront des dents

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Pigs might fly

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11
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Vendre la mèche

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To spill the beans

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12
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Prendre quelqu’un la main dans le sac

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To catch somebody red-handed

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13
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Avoir le trac

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To get cold feet

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14
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La cerise sur le gâteau

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Icing on the cake

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15
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Tenir comme la prunelle de ses yeux

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The appel of my eye

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16
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Travailler d’arrache-pied

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To work one’s fingers to the bone

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17
Q

Tous les 36 du mois

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Once in a blue moon

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18
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Ne pas être en odeur de sainteté

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To be in the doghouse

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19
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Être une grosse tête

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To be an egghead

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20
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Tourner autour du pot

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To beat about the bush

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21
Q

Mourir

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To kick the bucket

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22
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Dormir comme un loir

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To sleep like a log

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23
Q

Mon petit doigt m’a dit

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A little bird told me

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24
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Être très calme

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To be as cool as a cucumber

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25
Q

Voir la chaire de poule

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To have goose pimples

26
Q

Être tiré à quatre épingles

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To be dressed to kill

27
Q

Les biens mal acquis

A

ill-gotten gain

28
Q

Les biens mal acquis

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ill-gotten gain

29
Q

Être dans une impasse

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To be in a bind

30
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Être dans une impasse

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To be in a bind

31
Q

Reconnaître un mérite à quelqu’un

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To give credit to someone

32
Q

Faire échouer quelque chose

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To drive something into the ground

33
Q

Être dans une impasse

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To be deadlocked

34
Q

Taux de participation

A

Turnout

35
Q

Faire avancer le système

A

To upend the system

36
Q

Rendre hommage à quelqu’un

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To pay tribute to someone

37
Q

Garder son sang froid (son flegme )

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To have /keep a stiff upper lip

38
Q

La période qui a suivi

A

The aftermath of

39
Q

Emboîter le pas

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To follow suit

40
Q

Gagner sa vie

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To make a living

41
Q

Être mis à l’écart

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To be set apart from sb/sthg

42
Q

Se distinguer // ressortir

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To stand out

43
Q

S’abaisser

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To stop low

44
Q

Par gentillesse

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Out of kindness

45
Q

Jouer sur

A

To tap into sthg

46
Q

Satisfaire les attentes

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To live up to sth

47
Q

Être le sujet de moquerie de quelqu’un

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To be the butt of sb’s joke

48
Q

Être de la plus haute importance

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To be of the utmost importance

49
Q

Être au point mort

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To be at a standstill

50
Q

Arrondir les angles

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To smoothe something over

51
Q

En remettre une couche

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To double down on something

52
Q

Le signe avant coureur

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A canary in the coalmine

53
Q

La journée appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt

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The early bird catches the worm

54
Q

Faire d’une pierre deux coups

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To kill two birds with one stone

55
Q

Un canard boiteux

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A lame duck

56
Q

Faire volte-face

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To do an about turn

57
Q

Avoir une marge de manœuvre

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To have leeway to

58
Q

Avoir de l’influence sur quelqu’un

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To wield power over sb

59
Q

Donner le ton (orienter)

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To set the tone for

60
Q

Rétablir les faits

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To set the record straight

61
Q

À ta grande surprise

A

Much to your surprise

62
Q

Une seconde chance

A

To have a do-over