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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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fuir à la débandadeTo fly helter-skelter.Rate it:

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full-fledgedHaving all its feathers; able to fly.Rate it:

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game faceThe expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.Rate it:

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get out of my faceleave; the speaker is telling the hearer to leave; usually said when someone does not want to be confronted any moreRate it:

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Get RealTo confront reality, to realize something seriously, stop daydreaming and face the truthRate it:

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give faceTo honor; to pay respect.Rate it:

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Go Fly A KiteGet Outa Here, Leave Town, "I Don't B'lieve Ya!"Rate it:

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Go Fly a KiteTo leave, stop disturbing and making one upsetRate it:

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Greek calendsA time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.Rate it:

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guilt was etched deeply into his/her faceSomeone can see that you are guilty because of the expression on your faceRate it:

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have egg on one's faceTo suffer embarrassment or humiliation; to damage one's reputation.Rate it:

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have one's work cut out for oneTo face a large task or project.Rate it:

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head to headTo confront face to face; fight one on one.Rate it:

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heads or tailsA game to bet upon a which side of a coin lays face up after it is thrown.Rate it:

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heads or tailsThe practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.Rate it:

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high fiveWhen someone says "high five" they are asking you to give them a high five--to tap the palm of your hand against the palm of their same hand over your heads as you face each other; same as saying "give me a high five"; a gesture of agreement or celebration, like between winning team membersRate it:

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homme de peu de foiExprime la réassurance face à un esprit sceptique.Rate it:

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honey doesn't fly to the bee. wheat does not make bread.the dream doesn't come to you.AttitudeRate it:

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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 a un pied de nez (fam.)He pulls a long face, looks foolish.Rate it:

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il était à plat ventreHe was flat on his face.Rate it:

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il fait bonne mine à mauvais jeuHe puts a good face on the matter; He makes the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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il fera face à toutHe will meet every demand.Rate it:

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il le regarda bien en faceHe looked him straight in the face.Rate it:

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il m'a ri au nezHe laughed in my face.Rate it:

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il me ferma la porte au nezHe shut the door in my face.Rate it:

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il me regarda sous le nezHe stared me in the face.Rate it:

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il ne manquait plus que çaPhrase exclamative utilisée pour exprimer son exaspération face à une mauvaise nouvelle qui vient s’ajouter à d'autres soucis préexistants.Rate it:

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in fronte alicuius inscriptum estone can see it in his face.Rate it:

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In Hot WaterTo be in a troubling situation with someone, being embarrassed to face someone especially in chargeRate it:

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in one's faceOnto or into someone's face.Rate it:

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in one's faceIn front of someone's face; before someone's eyes.Rate it:

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in the face ofOn the face of.Rate it:

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in the face ofDespite, against, contrary to.Rate it:

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in the reign of queen dickWhen pigs fly; never.Rate it:

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in your faceAn exclamation of derision or contempt.Rate it:

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jack o'lanternA vegetable, usually a pumpkin, but alternatively a turnip, carved into the form of a face and lighted within by a candle. Associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween.Rate it:

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je l'ai regardé entre les deux yeuxI looked him straight in the face; I stared at him.Rate it:

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je le lui dirai à sa barbeI will say it to his face.Rate it:

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je ne voyais pas mon livre, cependant il me crevait les yeuxI did not see my book, yet it was staring me in the face (right under my nose).Rate it:

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jouer à pile ou faceTo play pitch and toss, heads or tails.Rate it:

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just another pretty faceSomeone who is attractive, but not too distinguished.Rate it:

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Keep a Straight FaceTo hold oneself off laughing, to abstain from laughingRate it:

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kein Wässerchen trüben könnenwouldn't hurt a flyRate it:

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knuckle sandwichA punch to the face, especially to the mouth.Rate it:

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left fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.Rate it:

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let flyTo kick or hit a projectile with great force.Rate it:

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like a blue-arsed flyTo be frantic, harried or restlessRate it:

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