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les soldats de la garde étaient tous triés sur le volet	The soldiers of the Guard were all picked men.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew	To take on something more than of its actual capacity, a person, who tries to accomplish too much, or is greedy by nature, or overconfident or too much motivated, taking more responsibility or task that a person can manage	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me	This phrase is said in response when someone tries to convince someone to do something again that they have done before that did not work out to their advantage.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
reach a critical mass	When one works, reworks, tries every trick in the book, one can attain the verge of an explosion.	Rate it: (4.00 / 1 vote)
sack chaser	A women who tries to woo weathy man for his money.	Rate it: (4.00 / 2 votes)
whisper campaign	A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
armchair quarterback	someone who sits back and tries to second-guess or give advice about the quarterback, coach or other players, but who is not involved in the game	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est un homme qui s'affiche	He is a man who tries to get talked about (generally in a disparaging sense).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
ce tribunal juge en dernier ressort	This court tries without appeal; There is no appeal from the findings of this court.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
crab mentality	A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
crashing bore	A person who talks in a loud and boring fashion who everyone tries to avoid	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
duck duck goose	A children's game where kids sit in a circle facing each other with their eyes closed. One child is designated "it" and walks around the outside of the circle saying "duck" as he/she touches each child's head. Finally, instead of saying "duck" the person who is it says "goose!" then runs forward around the circle and tries to sit down in the spot where the "goose" was sitting. The goal of the game is for the person who is "it" to sit down before the "goose" catches him/her. If he/she does sit down before being touched/tagged, then the "goose" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "goose" catches the person who was "it" then the person who was "it' is out of the game and the circle moves in closer/smaller until only one sitting winner remains.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Goody Two-Shoes	A person who is so efficient and tries to be perfect so much so that it annoys others	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
gros jean qui en remontre à son curé	Hodge tries to teach the Parson how to preach; He teaches his grandmother to suck eggs.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
party crasher	Someone who attempts and often gains entry to a party or club to which they were not invited, often using social engineering techniques. The party crasher usually tries to blend into the party so as not to be kicked out.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
right fighter	someone who fights for truth, justice and what is right often to the exclusion of or above all else; someone who tries to win arguments even if it hurts others	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rumor campaign	A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
try as one may	however hard one tries; despite one's best efforts	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)