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if pigs had wingsShortened form of if pigs had wings they would fly.Rate it:

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if pigs had wings they would fly(colloquial) Expresses speakers skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.Rate it:

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il en prendrait sur l'autelHe would rob a church.Rate it:

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il n'y paraît pasOne would not have thought it.Rate it:

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il se mettrait en quatre pour ses amisHe would do anything for his friends.Rate it:

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il se mettrait en quatre pour un amiHe would go through fire and water for a friend.Rate it:

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il tirerait de l'huile d'un murHe would skin a flint, get blood from a stone. Rate it:

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il tondrait sur un œufHe would skin a flint. Rate it:

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il voudrait avoir le drap et l'argentHe would like to have his cake and eat it too.Rate it:

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it does exactly what it says on the tinWhat is described or what one would expect with no further explanation needed.Rate it:

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it takes all kinds to make a worldDiversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike.He irons his clothes how?! That's crazy! Well, I guess it takes all kinds.Rate it:

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j'en lèverais la mainI would swear to it; I would take my oath to it.Rate it:

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j'en mettrais la main au feuI would swear to it; I would stake my life on it; I would take my dying oath about it.Rate it:

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je les hacherais menu comme chair à pâtéI would make mincemeat of them.Rate it:

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je me ferais tirer à quatre avant de parlerWild horses would not make me speak.Rate it:

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je ne demande pas mieuxNothing would give me greater pleasure.Rate it:

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jolie laideunconventionally attractive. Literally it means "pretty and ugly" but is not generally used in reference to ugliness; a more accurate translation would be unusual, flawed or quirky good looks.Rate it:

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l'herbe sera bien courte s'il ne trouve à brouterHe would live on nothing; It will go hard if he does not pick up a living.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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leadI would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. — Bacon.Rate it:

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lead outA race tactic, used to set up a rider for a sprint finish, in which one rider on a team will ride at a very high rate of speed with a teammate following directly behind in his slipstream thus enabling the following rider to gain speed without expending as much energy as he normally would. See drafting.Rate it:

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make a pug faceTo put on a sorry face, as a pug would look.Rate it:

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make a pug-facePutting on a sorry face, as a pug would look.Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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ne l'offensez pas, car vous n'y trouverez pas votre compteDo not offend him, for you would get more than you cared for.Rate it:

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necessary evilAn unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.Rate it:

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never in a month of sundaysNever in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!.Rate it:

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Nixon goes to Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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Nixon in Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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Nixon to Chinathe ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.Rate it:

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not for love nor moneyA circumstance in which 'ONE' would NOT comply, join, perform, reciprocate, marry, participate, sign-up, subscribe, engage, launch, give one ounce of approval:Rate it:

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not worth a tinker's damThis means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it.Rate it:

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old schoolCharacteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.Rate it:

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on dirait qu'il le fait pour l'amour du bon dieuHe does it with such bad grace that one would say he did it for conscience’ sake.Rate it:

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on lui donnerait le bon dieu sans confessionThey would trust him to any extent (because of his saintly appearance).Rate it:

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on ne lui donnerait pas quarante ansYou would not take him for forty.Rate it:

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open one's big mouthTo speak about things, when it would be better to stay silent.Rate it:

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otro gallo cantaríawoulda, coulda, shoulda; if pigs had wings they would fly; if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncleRate it:

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out of one's wayNot in the direct route that one would normally use.Rate it:

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par bonheurAs luck would have it.Rate it:

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play onto let the game continue after a foul has been committed, because the situation is advantageous to the team who would be awarded a foul.Rate it:

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plead the fifthTo refuse to answer a question, or refuse to speak, especially when the response would reflect badly on the speaker.Rate it:

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plus fin que lui n'est pas bêteHe who can take him in is no fool.\n It would take a smart man to deceive him.Rate it:

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plus on a, plus on veut avoirMuch would have more.Rate it:

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point manA most trusted assistant or associate; the person to upon whom one would most rely.Rate it:

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punch above one's weightTo achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.Rate it:

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put pastTo conclude that would not do something.Rate it:

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quand le diable fut vieux il se fit ermiteThe devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, The devil was well, the devil a monk was he!Rate it:

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quand on veut trop serrer l'anguille, elle s'échappe“Much would have more and lost all”; He who is too greedy loses everything. Rate it:

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que voulez-vous que j'y fasse?How can I help it? What would you have me do? It is no business of mine.Rate it:

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