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il mène plusieurs affaires de frontHe carries on several schemes simultaneously; He has many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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il n'a pas inventé la poudreHe will never set the Thames on fire.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de feu sans fuméeThere is no smoke without fire.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas courir deux lièvres à la foisYou must not have too many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas jouer avec le feuOne should not play with edged tools.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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incendio flagrare, or simply conflagrare, ardere (Liv. 30. 7)to be on fire, in flames.Rate it:

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inflammare urbemto set fire to a city.Rate it:

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irae indulgere (Liv. 23. 3)to give free play to one's anger.Rate it:

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irons in the firetasks in progress.Rate it:

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it is all fun and games until someone loses an eyeRough play results in injury.Rate it:

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jam sessionAn ad-hoc meeting where whoever shows up joins the group to play music.Rate it:

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je vous donne beau jeu(lit.) I give you good cards; (fig.) I give you a good opportunity; I play into your hands.Rate it:

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jeter de l'huile sur le feuadd fuel to the fireRate it:

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jeu d'enfantchild's playRate it:

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jeu de mains, jeu de vilains1. Horse-play is not gentlemanly. 2. Rough play often ends in tears.Rate it:

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

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jouer avec le feuplay with fireRate it:

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jouer avec ses armesTo play one's own gameRate it:

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jouer cartes sur tableTo play openly; To act frankly.Rate it:

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jouer devant les banquettes(of actors) To play to empty benches.Rate it:

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jouer gros jeu(lit.) To play for high stakes; (fig.) To risk very much in an attempt.Rate it:

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jouer la belleTo play the rubber (or third game, to see which of the players is the conqueror).Rate it:

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keep into stay blazing (of a fire)Rate it:

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keep inTo cause (a fire) to stay blazingRate it:

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kindle-fireSomething, such as a person or event, that initiates events or incites a response.Rate it:

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l'arc toujours tendu se gâteAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Rate it:

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l'ennemi mit le pays à feu et à sangThe enemy put the country to fire and sword.Rate it:

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la pièce n'est que quelconqueThe piece (i.e. the play) is quite an ordinary one.Rate it:

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last burst of fireA final effort or warning.Rate it:

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last burst of fireA state of exertion where one gives one's all; expending all of one's remaining energy in a final effort to achieve one's goal.Rate it:

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le chat parti les souris dansentWhen the cat’s away the mice will play.Rate it:

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le chat parti, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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le feu détruisit le bâtiment de fond en combleThe fire completely gutted the building.Rate it:

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lead the lineTo play as centre forward.Rate it:

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liar liar pants on fireused to taunt a liarRate it:

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light a fire underTo start sooner or move faster.Rate it:

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like drinking through a fire hoseUsed to express the challenge of assimilating a large amount of information quicklyRate it:

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make the world go aroundTo play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.Rate it:

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mató tunco tu tataName of a game adults play with little childrenRate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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mettre à la porteTo fireRate it:

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mettre de l'huile sur le feuadd fuel to fireRate it:

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minitari alicui igni ferroque (Phil. 13. 9. 21)to threaten with fire and sword.Rate it:

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Monopoly moneyPlay money printed on paper, especially differently colored denominations of the board game Monopoly.Rate it:

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ne chassez pas deux lièvres à la foisDo not have too many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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no smoke without fireIndicative of the fact that gossip or accusations are often substantiated by fact.Rate it:

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nous n'avons pas un brin de feuWe have not got a bit of fire.Rate it:

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nous sommes à deux de jeuWe are even; We are a match for each other; Two can play at that game.Rate it:

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