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c'est un air de porter le diable en terreIt is an air to conjure up the devil.Rate it:

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l'enfant tombe par terre, mais le fruit tombe à terreA child falls on the ground, while fruit falls to the earth.Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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fait à la diable (i.e. à la manière du diable)Done anyhow, in a slipshod way.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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c'est porter de l'eau à la mer (or, rivière)It is carrying coals to Newcastle.Rate it:

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en plein air; au grand airIn the open air.Rate it:

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il a un air (or, l'air) comme il fautHe has a very gentlemanly manner.Rate it:

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il n'est pas si diable qu'il est noirThe devil is not as black as he is painted.Rate it:

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c'est le pot de terre contre le pot de ferIt is a most unequal combat.Rate it:

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hall porterhotel employeeRate it:

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porter atteinte (à l'honneur de)To sully (the fair name of).Rate it:

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porter atteinte (aux droits de)To infringe (the rights of).Rate it:

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porter de l'eau à la merTo carry coals to Newcastle.Rate it:

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porter le nez au ventTo stare about aimlessly.Rate it:

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c'est là le diable (or, le hic)There is the rub.Rate it:

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c'est le diable à confesserIt is terribly hard to do.Rate it:

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c'est le diable et son trainC'est tout à la fois long, difficile, cause de souffrances, et dangereux ; bref, infernal.Rate it:

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c'est le diable qui bat sa femme et qui marie sa filleIt is raining and the sun is shining at the same time.Rate it:

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le diable est dans les détailsUne faute dans un détail peut compromettre tout un ensemble.Rate it:

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à fleur de terreOn a level (or, flush) with the ground.Rate it:

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avoir la pelote à terreTo be very tiredRate it:

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bonne terre, mauvais cheminsDans les terres grasses, argileuses, profondes, les chemins sont mauvais.Rate it:

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frapper un ennemi à terreTo kick someone when they are downRate it:

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le cheval courait ventre à terreThe horse was running as hard as he could tear.Rate it:

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le pot de terre contre le pot de ferSe dit d’un homme sans appui, qui a un démêlé avec un homme puissant.Rate it:

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qui terre a guerre aQui a des terres, des biens, est sujet à avoir des procès.Rate it:

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qui terre a, guerre aMuch coin, much care; Much land, many lawsuits.Rate it:

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remuer ciel et terreTo move heaven and earth; To leave no stone unturned.Rate it:

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tant vaut l'homme, tant vaut la terreChacun réussit dans son état en proportion de ses capacités.Rate it:

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tant vaut l'homme, tant vaut la terreLes terres, les fonds de commerce, etc., rapportent en proportion de la capacité de ceux qui les exploitent, de l’art de les faire valoir.Rate it:

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tant vaut l'homme, tant vaut sa terreChacun réussit dans son état en proportion de ses capacités.Rate it:

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tant vaut l'homme, tant vaut sa terreLes terres, les fonds de commerce, etc., rapportent en proportion de la capacité de ceux qui les exploitent, de l’art de les faire valoir.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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i'll be a monkey's uncle(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbeliefRate it:

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as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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c'est l'air qui fait la chansonWords depend much on the tone in which they are spoken; It is not so much what you say as the way in which you say it.Rate it:

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il a craché en l'air et ça lui est retombé sur le nez (pop.)He wished to do harm to another but it recoiled on himself.Rate it:

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ce qui est simple est faux, ce qui est compliqué est inutilisableProverbe résumant la difficulté d’une tâche : si on fait les choses au plus simple, on oublie probablement beaucoup de cas particuliers ; si on essaie de prévoir tous les cas, le résultat devient tellement complexe que plus personne ne peut comprendre comment cela fonctionne.Rate it:

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que diable allait-il faire dans cette galère?Whatever induced him to get into that fix? Whatever business had he there?Rate it:

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aller au diable vauvert (corrupted into au vert)To go very far away, a devil of a way; To disappear.Rate it:

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