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il est sans gêneHe is free and easy (casual, off-hand); He makes himself too much at home.Rate it:

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il est sur son bien-direHe is on his best behaviour; He minds his p’s and q’s.Rate it:

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il fait tout par sauts et par bondsHe does everything by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il jette feu et flammeHe frets and fumes; He is in a great rage.Rate it:

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il jette son argent par les fenêtresHe plays ducks and drakes with his money.Rate it:

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il la fait courte et bonneHe is having a short life and a merry one.Rate it:

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il lui obéit au doigt et à l'œilHe is at his beck and call.Rate it:

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il n'a qu'à se baisser pour en prendreHe has only to stoop and pick it up; He has merely to ask for it to get it.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petites économiesA penny saved is a penny earned; Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.Rate it:

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il n'y a rien à redire à celaThere is no fault to be found with that; That is quite all right.Rate it:

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il ne va que par sauts et par bondsHe only works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il s'est jeté à corps perdu dans cette affaireHe threw himself headlong (or, with might and main) into the matter.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 se promenait de long en largeHe was walking up and down, to and fro.Rate it:

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il travaille à bâtons rompusHe works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il va de la cave au grenier1. He rambles in his talk. 2. He writes very unevenly (up and down).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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il vous fera un mauvais partiHe will try and pick a quarrel with you so as to ill-use you, to do you harm.Rate it:

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il y a du haut et du bas dans la vieLife has its ups and downs.Rate it:

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il y a fagots et fagotsThere are men and men; All men are not alike.Rate it:

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il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvresThere is many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip.Rate it:

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il y avait quatre pelés et un tonduThere were only a few people and those of no importance; Only the tag, rag, and bobtail were there.Rate it:

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il y va rondementHe acts frankly and quickly.Rate it:

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ils l'ont moulu de coupsThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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ils laissèrent tout à la débandadeThey left all at sixes and sevens, in confusion.Rate it:

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ils lui en ont donné tout du long de l'auneThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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ils ne font qu'unThey are hand and glove together.Rate it:

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ils sont comme les deux doigts de la mainThey are hand and glove together, inseparable.Rate it:

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imprint onTo come to accept, inaccurately, that a creature or object is one's parent and consequently to act as if it is.Rate it:

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In a NutshellTo make something clear in few words, to say something briefly and to the pointRate it:

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in a stateAgitated and anxious.Rate it:

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in acesRight on the money. Exactly. Two thumbs up.Rate it:

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in aid to this factIn addition to; and futhermore.Rate it:

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in and of itselfby itself; with respect to its intrinsic or inherent nature without consideration of extraneous factors; per se, intrinsically, inherentlyRate it:

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in and outsexual intercourse, especially a brief one.Rate it:

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in bed withEngaging in a close mutually beneficial relationship, especially secretly and illicitly.Rate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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in black and whiteUsing shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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in broad daylightIn a blatant and publicly visible manner.Rate it:

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in China fällt ein Sack Reis umA metaphor referring to an entirely uninteresting and non-notable event.Rate it:

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in cloverHappy and contented.Rate it:

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in cold bloodIn a ruthless and unfeeling manner; premeditated and deliberate.Rate it:

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in deed and in truthsincere and truthful actions; not hypocriticalRate it:

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in feeOf an estate in land, inherited or owned by one who has the absolute right to dispose of the land as they desire, including the right to select an inheritor of the land.Rate it:

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in fine featherIn splendid condition; lively and cheerful.Rate it:

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in focusSharp and clear with no fuzziness.Rate it:

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in for a dime, in for a dollarAmericanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry, Rate it:

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in full gearProceeding fully, quickly, or completely; thoroughly begun and in progress.Rate it:

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in full swingProceeding fully, quickly, or completely; thoroughly begun and in progress.Rate it:

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