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passer à pleines voiles à travers les mailles de la justice	To drive a coach-and-four through an Act of Parliament.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
les grosses mouches passent à travers la toile de la justice, mais les petites y sont prises	One man may steal a horse, while another dare not look over the hedge; Justice will whip a beggar, but bow to a lord; One does the scath, another has the harm; The crow gets pardoned, and the dove has the blame.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
à tort et à travers	At random, thoughtlessly.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il a l'esprit de travers	He has an awkward temper; He does not see things as they are; He is cross-grained.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il a mis son bonnet de travers	He is in a bad temper; He got out of bed the wrong side.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il me regarda de travers	He looked black (askance) at me.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il prend tout de travers	He takes everything amiss.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
même à travers l'agonie la passion dominante se fait voir	The ruling passion is strong in death.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
se faire jour à travers la foule	To force one’s way through the crowd.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
stand stock still	Paul Travers' Adventures, by Sam T. Clover.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
il vaut mieux arriver en retard qu'arriver en corbillard	Il vaut mieux faire quelque chose bien, minutieusement, que de faire tout de travers.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)