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son of AdamAny man or boy; any male human.Rate it:

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Adam and Eve not Adam and SteveImplying that only heterosexual relations are normal.Rate it:

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know someone from AdamTo know or recognise someone at all.Rate it:

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Adam TilerA pickpocket's accomplice; the person who takes the goods a pickpocket steals and leaves with them.Rate it:

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je ne le connais ni d'ève ni d'adamI do not know him from Adam.Rate it:

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le charme d'Adam c'est d'être à poilPhrase mnémotechnique pour distinguer le charme du hêtre dont la feuille est poilueRate it:

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voyager par la diligence d'adamTo travel on shanks’ nag.Rate it:

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crier comme un aveugle (qui a perdu son bâton or, son chien)To yell with all one’s might.Rate it:

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être au bout de son rouleau, de son latin, de sa gammeTo be at one’s wits’ end; Not to know what to do.Rate it:

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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:

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qui coupe son nez dégarnit son visageIt is an ill bird that fouls its own nest; He who cuts off his nose spites his own face.Rate it:

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à chacun son goûtto each his ownRate it:

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la balle est dans son campSe dit, dans le contexte d’une confrontation, pour indiquer que la personne dont il est question a maintenant l’initiative, qu’elle peut désormais agir.Rate it:

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like father, like sonA son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood.Rate it:

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il sait son pain mangerHe knows on which side his bread is buttered.Rate it:

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il lança un ballon d'essai avant de produire son grand ouvrageHe sent out a feeler before publishing his great work.Rate it:

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il fait bien son cheminHe is getting on in the world.Rate it:

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le roi n'est pas son cousinHe is very haughty (so that he would not acknowledge the king as his cousin).Rate it:

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à chacun son compteTo give every one his due.Rate it:

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à chacun son dûGive the devil his due; Every man is worth his hire.Rate it:

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à chacun son goûtTastes differ.Rate it:

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à chacun son métier et les vaches seront bien gardées (florian , fables, i. 12)Let the cobbler stick to his last.Rate it:

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à chacun son tourEvery dog has his day; Now it is my turn.Rate it:

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a horny handed son of the soilA hard working gardener or a farmercalRate it:

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à tout oiseau son nid est beauHome is home, be it ever so homely. Rate it:

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aller son petit bonhomme de cheminTo jog along quietly.Rate it:

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avoir son affaireTo have what suits one.Rate it:

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avoir son pain cuitTo have one’s bread and cheese, a competency.Rate it:

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bâcler son ouvrageTo do one’s work quickly and badly; To “polish off” (or, scamp) one’s work.Rate it:

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battre son pleinTo be in full swing.Rate it:

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c'est de son cruThat is of his own creation.Rate it:

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c'est la plus belle plume de son aile (or, le plus beau fleuron de sa couronne)It is the finest gem of his crown.Rate it:

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c'est là son moindre défautThat is not a great weakness of hers (or, his); That is the last thing you can reproach her (or, him) with.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 saint roch et son chien que ces deux personnes-làThese two persons are inseparable.Rate it:

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c'est son affaireThat is his business, his look-out.Rate it:

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c'est son épée de chevet1. That is his trusty counsellor. 2. That is what he is always talking about.Rate it:

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c'est son père tout craché (fam.)He is the very spit (or, less fam., image) of his father.Rate it:

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ce garçon gaspille son tempsThat boy fools his time away.Rate it:

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ce sont des fruits de son jardinSe dit de celui qui a fait quelque ouvrage quand il le présente.Rate it:

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cela a fait son tempsThat has had its day.Rate it:

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cet argument est son cheval de batailleThat argument is his stronghold; That is his great argument.Rate it:

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cet homme est son âme damnéeThat man does his dirty work for him, is his tool.Rate it:

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cet homme n'a pas son pendant (or, pareil)That man has not his match.Rate it:

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chacun a payé son écotEach paid for himself.Rate it:

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chacun à son goûtUsed to acknowledge that different people have different tastes or preferences.Rate it:

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chacun a son goutAlternative form of chacun à son goûtRate it:

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chacun cherche son semblableLike will to like. Rate it:

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chacun prêche pour son saintEvery one has an eye to his own interest.Rate it:

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chacun prend son plaisir où il le trouveTout le monde ne prend pas plaisir aux mêmes choses.Rate it:

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