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il a son compte (or, son compte est réglé)1. (lit.) He has his due. 2. (pop.) He is done for. Rate it:
il a son franc parlerHe is free-spoken.Rate it:
il a toujours le mot pour rireHe is ever ready with a joke; He is full of fun.Rate it:
il a trente ans, et cependant il vit aux crochets de sa mèreHe is thirty years old, and yet his mother has to keep him.Rate it:
il a trouvé chaussure à son piedHe has found just what he wanted; He has found his match.Rate it:
il a trouvé la fève au gâteauHe has hit the mark; He has made a lucky discovery.Rate it:
il a trouvé la pie au nidHe has found a mare’s nest.Rate it:
il a un air (or, l'air) comme il fautHe has a very gentlemanly manner.Rate it:
il a un faux air d'avocatHe looks something like a barrister.Rate it:
il a un pied de nez (fam.)He pulls a long face, looks foolish.Rate it:
il a une chambre grande comme la mainHe has a room not big enough to swing a cat in.Rate it:
il a une maladie de cœurHe has heart disease.Rate it:
il a une mémoire de lièvreHe has a memory like a sieve.Rate it:
il a une tête de linotteHe is a hare-brained fellow.Rate it:
il a vidé les arçonsHe was unhorsed.Rate it:
il a vu le dessous des cartesHe has been behind the scenes; he is in the secret, “in the know.”Rate it:
il abonde dans mon sensHe is entirely of the same opinion as I am; He has come round to my opinion.Rate it:
il aime à ce qu'on fasse cas de luiHe likes to be made a fuss of.Rate it:
il appelle les choses par leur nomHe calls a spade a spade.Rate it:
il aura son affaireHe will catch it. (ironic)Rate it:
il boirait la mer et ses poissonsNothing can assuage his thirst.Rate it:
il boit du lait (fam.)He is satisfied, happy.Rate it:
il branle dans le manche (or, au manche)He is no longer firmly established in his post; He is irresolute.Rate it:
il brode bienHe is good at drawing the long bow.Rate it:
il buvait à même la bouteilleHe was drinking out of the bottle itself.Rate it:
il chante toujours la même chansonHe is always harping on the same string.Rate it:
il chasse de raceHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:
il cherchait à nous mettre des bâtons dans les rouesHe tried to put a spoke in our wheel.Rate it:
il cherche son âne et il est dessusIl cherche ce qu’il a entre les mains.Rate it:
il conduit bien sa barque(fig.) He plays his cards well.Rate it:
il connaît paris comme sa pocheHe knows Paris perfectly; He knows all the ins and outs of Paris; His knowledge of Paris is extensive and peculiar.Rate it:
il corrige le hasardHe cheats at play.Rate it:
il courait à toute bride (or, à bride abattue)He was running at full speed.Rate it:
il court à toutes jambesHe is running as fast as his legs will carry him.Rate it:
il court comme un verrier déchargéHe runs like a lamplighter. Rate it:
il court sur mes brisées(lit.) He pursues the same game as I do; (fig.) He poaches on my preserves.Rate it:
il court un bruit sourdA rumour is being whispered.Rate it:
il crève dans sa peau (fam.)(lit.) He is extremely fat; (fig.) He is bursting with pride, spite.Rate it:
il cria à pleine gorgeHe cried out as loud as he could.Rate it:
il croquait le marmotHe was dancing attendance; He was cooling his heels.Rate it:
il découvrit bientôt le pot aux rosesHe soon found out the secret.Rate it:
il demeura tout camusHe had not a word to say for himself; He was “stumped.”Rate it:
il demeure à l'étranger sans esprit de retourHe is living abroad without thinking of returning.Rate it:
il dépensa toute sa semaineHe spent all his week’s wages (or, pocket-money).Rate it:
il disparut en un tour de mainHe disappeared in an instant, in a twinkling.Rate it:
il doit au tiers et au quart (à jean et à paul)He owes money to everybody.Rate it:
il doit plus d'argent qu'il n'est grosHe owes more money than he can pay.Rate it:
il dort sur les deux oreilles(lit.) He sleeps soundly; (fig.) His mind is quite easy.Rate it:
il écorche l'anguille par la queueHe sets (goes) the wrong way to work.Rate it:
il écorche le françaisHe murders French.Rate it:

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