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je n'ai pas voix au chapitre(lit.) I have no right to speak; (fig.) My opinion is not listened to.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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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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l'un bat les buissons et l'autre prend les oiseauxOne does the work and the other reaps the advantage; One man starts the game and another kills it.Rate it:

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la force prime le droitMight is right. Rate it:

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la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleureMight is right; There is no arguing with a large fist.Rate it:

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last wordA final decision, or the right to make such a decision.Rate it:

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lawyer upTo exercise one's right to legal representation, especially on the occasion of refusing to answer law-enforcement officials' questions without the presence of such legal representation.Rate it:

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le diable bat sa femme et marie sa filleIl pleut alors que le soleil brille.Rate it:

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le diable bat sa femme pour avoir des crêpesSe disait autrefois dans les rares situations où il pleut tout en faisant soleil.Rate it:

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left and rightAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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left, right and centerAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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les absents ont toujours tortWhen absent, one is never in the right.Rate it:

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let him who is without sin cast the first stoneOnly those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others.Rate it:

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Let the Chips Fall Where They MayTo do what seems right, just and proper to you without caring much about the consequencesRate it:

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lickety-splitA mad rush; right now!; in this instant:Rate it:

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like a bat out of hellvery quicklyRate it:

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like buzzards on a gut wagonTo get right on something. To do something promptly.Rate it:

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main sequence A major grouping of stars that creates a narrow band from the upper left to the lower right when plotted by luminosity and surface temperature on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.Rate it:

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make a legTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.Rate it:

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marquer le pas(lit.) To mark time; (fig.) To wait for a post to which one has a right.Rate it:

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meo (tuo, suo) iurewith perfect right.Rate it:

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messed upnot rightRate it:

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mic dropthe act of someone extending their arm out and intentionally dropping a microphone to emphasize the greatness of what they just put through the microphone; sometimes the words, "mic drop" are also said as someone drops their microphone; said or done as a testament of how good the thing was that came through the microphone right before someone drops the microphoneRate it:

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might is rightAlternative form of might makes right.Rate it:

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might makes rightThe stronger and more powerful rule others, control the situation or determine right and wrong.Rate it:

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Miss RightA perfect, ideal or suitable female mate or wife.Rate it:

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Mister RightA perfect, ideal or suitable mate or husband.Rate it:

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moral compassAn inner sense which distinguishes what is right from what is wrong, functioning as a guide (like the needle of a compass) for morally appropriate behavior.Rate it:

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mot justeExactly the right word or phrasing.Rate it:

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muscle-up to the jobStep right UP to the tasks at Hand!Rate it:

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my country, right or wrongan expression of patriotism.Rate it:

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myope comme une taupeBlind as a bat.Rate it:

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nail the hammer on the headTo solve a problem of any sort; to get the right answer to something; to be on target, spot on.Rate it:

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nicht wahrright?; is it?; is it not?Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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nod's as good as a wink to a blind batThe idea/proposed action is inconsequential to the current situation.Rate it:

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obtinere aliquidto maintain one's assertion, prove oneself right.Rate it:

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off one's own batAt one's own instigation.Rate it:

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off the batFrom the start; immediately; right away.Rate it:

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oll korrectAll right; okay.Rate it:

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on cueat the right momentRate it:

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on the right trackUsing the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.Rate it:

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on the spotAt that very moment; right away.Rate it:

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on-the-spotIn the right place at this very moment.Rate it:

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optimo iurewith full right.Rate it:

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optimo iure (cf. summo iure, sect. XV. 1).legitimately; with the fullest right.Rate it:

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pay one's duesTo acquire status or to earn the right to enjoy certain benefits, especially through lengthy experience, hardship, or service to an organization.Rate it:

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peachy keenExtremely good, exactly right; all right. Often used in the negative or with an ironic or sarcastic connotation to mean the opposite.Rate it:

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pinch-hitTo bat in place of another playerRate it:

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