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faire ses choux gras d'une choseTo enjoy a thing that others despise.Rate it:

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faire ses fraisTo cover one’s expenses.Rate it:

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faire ses quinze (or, trente-six) toursTo do a hundred useless things.Rate it:

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faire son affaire(of oneself) To succeed.Rate it:

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faire son affaire(Of others) To punish.Rate it:

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faire son courrier (commercial)To write one’s letters.Rate it:

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faire son paquetTo pack up and go.Rate it:

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faire soucheTo found a family.Rate it:

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faire table raseTo make a clean sweep and begin again; To start everything afresh.Rate it:

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faire tacheto not belong; to stand out awkwardly.Rate it:

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faire tapisserie (fam.)To be a wall-flower at a ball.Rate it:

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faire un détourTo go a roundabout way.Rate it:

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faire un faux pas(lit.) To stumble; (fig.) To make a slip; To commit a mistake.Rate it:

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faire un fourTo make a blunder.Rate it:

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faire un paquetTo make a parcel.Rate it:

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faire un pied de nezto thumb one's noseRate it:

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faire un tour d'écolierTo play a schoolboy trick.Rate it:

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faire un trou à la lune“To shoot the moon”; To flee from one’s creditors. Rate it:

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faire un trou à la lune (fam.)To shoot the moon; To fly from one’s creditors.Rate it:

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faire une chose de son chefTo do a thing on one’s own responsibility.Rate it:

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faire une écoleTo make a blunder.Rate it:

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faire une faute d'écolierTo make a foolish mistake.Rate it:

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faire une gaffeTo put one’s foot in it; To make a stupid blunder.Rate it:

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faire venir l'eau à la boucheTo make one’s mouth water.Rate it:

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faire venir l'eau au moulinTo bring grist to the mill.Rate it:

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faire vie qui dureTo live temperately; To husband one’s resources.Rate it:

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fais ce que dois, advienne que pourraOn ne peut maîtriser tous les aspects d’un problème ; on peut seulement faire sa part de travail en espérant que cela suffira à résoudre ledit problème.Rate it:

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fait pour valoir ce que de droitLocution généralement écrite à la fin d’un document avant la signature de son auteur, mentionnant que celui-ci l’a rédigé pour que toute personne concernée puisse faire valoir au nom du signataire les faits qui sont attestés ou la volonté de l’auteur dans ledit document.Rate it:

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fake it 'til you make it(it's ok to) pretend until you get there (make it real)Rate it:

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feets don't fail me nowwhen you really need to get somewhere, you don't want your feet to fail and not get you thereRate it:

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femme qui parle comme homme et geline qui chante comme coq ne sont bonnes à tenirA whistling woman and a crowing hen Are good for neither cocks nor men.Rate it:

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fish or cut baitTo choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide; do something constructive, but don't just do nothingRate it:

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fly by the seat of one's pantsConfronting a situation with intuition and common sense without experience or instructionRate it:

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fool's errandA foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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Full of Hot AirSomeone who talks nonsense and nothing anything of value and importanceRate it:

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gettin' jiggy wit itshort for "getting jiggy with it"; to get excitedly energetic while dancingRate it:

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give weightto attach importance toRate it:

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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grand entranceTo enter a room or event with an as if you are a person of royalty or importance, either real or perceived (ie. by the person entering or by their peers at the event.Rate it:

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gros-jean en remontre à son curéUn ignorant veut reprendre, corriger un homme instruit, habile.Rate it:

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happy trailsan expression wishing someone a good journey (typically on a road or path); short for 'happy trails to you'; a way of saying goodbyeRate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

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heavy hitterA person of considerable importance who is a major decision maker or capable achiever; an especially significant organization or an especially functional object.Rate it:

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here's your signA sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.Rate it:

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historical figureA person who lived long ago, usually of some historical note or importance.Rate it:

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historical figureA fictional or fabricated person who was was given historical importance in legends and myth.Rate it:

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hoi polloithe masses, the general populace, the common people; in America it can carry a negative connotation depending on the context (as though commoners don't belong amongst the rich (high society) but it is not inherently derogatoryRate it:

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hold one's waternot have to pee; try not to urinateRate it:

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