Phrases related to: valet-à-patin

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alicuius auctoritas multum valet apud aliquem	to have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est un valet de carreau	He is a contemptible fellow, a snob.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet de chambre	No man is a hero to his valet.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on ne prend pas de valet pour se servir soi-même	What! keep a dog and bark thyself!	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tel maître, tel valet	Like master, like man; Like well, like bucket.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
vocabulum angustius valet	the word has a narrow meaning.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
familiarity breeds contempt	The more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt.	Rate it: (3.50 / 4 votes)