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vous l'avez échappé belleYou have had a narrow escape (or, shave).Rate it:

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vous l'avez fait tant bien que malYou did it in a casual (off-hand) way.Rate it:

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vous l'avez voulu!It is your own fault; You would have it.Rate it:

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vous lui avez tenu têteYou did not give in to him.Rate it:

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vous lui faites injureYou wrong him.Rate it:

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vous lui tenez la bride trop hauteYou keep him too much under restraint.Rate it:

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vous m'avez planté làYou left me without any warning; You left me in the lurch.Rate it:

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vous m'avez tiré une épine du pied(fig.) You have got me out of a difficulty. Rate it:

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vous me cassez la tête avec votre bruitYou split my head with your noise.Rate it:

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vous me donnez le dessus du panierYou give me the best, the pick.Rate it:

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vous me donnez sur les nerfsYou get on my nerves; You rile me (fam.).Rate it:

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vous me faites mourir à petit feuYou are killing me by inches; You are torturing me to death.Rate it:

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vous me la donnez (or, baillez) belle (ironic.)A pretty tale you are telling me; Aren’t you stuffing me up nicely?Rate it:

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vous me manquezI miss you.Rate it:

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vous me traitez comme si j'étais compagnieYou treat me as if I were somebody.Rate it:

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vous moquez-vous du monde de parler ainsi?Are you making fun of people (are you serious) in speaking thus? Do you take people for a pack of fools?Rate it:

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vous mouillez trop votre vinYou are drowning the miller.Rate it:

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vous n'y allez pas de main morteYou hit with a vengeance; You don’t do things by halves.Rate it:

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vous n'y êtes pasYou do not understand it; “You are out of it.”Rate it:

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vous ne le prendrez pas sans vertYou will not catch him napping.Rate it:

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vous ne lui allez pas à la chevilleYou are a pigmy compared with him; You are no match for him at all.Rate it:

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vous ne me ferez pas prendre le changeYou will not impose upon me, put me on the wrong scent.Rate it:

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vous ne me tirerez pas les vers du nezYou will not pump me (i.e. make me tell secrets).Rate it:

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vous ne savez pas où le bât le blesseYou do not know where the shoe pinches him.Rate it:

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vous ne vous y entendez pasYou do not know how to set about it, how to manage it.Rate it:

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vous ne voyez point votre chapeau? mais il vous crève les yeux!You do not see your hat? Why, it stares you in the face! (it’s just under your nose).Rate it:

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vous pouvez faire des commandes en mon nom jusqu'à concurrence de 5,000 francsYou can order goods in my name to the amount of £200.Rate it:

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vous prêchez un convertiYou are talking to a man who thinks with you.Rate it:

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vous prenez tout en malYou put a wrong construction on everything.Rate it:

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vous touchez la corde sensibleYou are touching the sore point.Rate it:

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vous venez à point nomméYou come in the nick of time, at the necessary moment, just when you are wanted.Rate it:

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vous verrez beau jeu si la corde ne romptYou will see fine fun if no accident happens, if no hitch occurs.Rate it:

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vous viendrez cuire à mon fourSome day you will need my assistance.Rate it:

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vous voilà bien avancé! (ironic.)Here you are in a pretty mess! What good have you gained by that?Rate it:

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vous voilà joli garçon!A pretty fellow you are!Rate it:

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vous vous adressez mal; vous vous adressez bien (ironic.)You have come to the wrong person; You have mistaken your man.Rate it:

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vous vous appuyez sur un roseauYou are trusting to a broken reed.Rate it:

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vous vous êtes mis dans votre tortYou put yourself in the wrong.Rate it:

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vous vous payez de motsYou are the dupe of words; You are taken in by empty words.Rate it:

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vous vous y casserez le nez1. You will fall on your face. 2. You will knock up against something. 3. You will fail in that.Rate it:

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vous y connaissez-vous en vins?Are you a judge of wine?Rate it:

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vultum non mutareto keep one's countenance, remain impassive.Rate it:

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wailen man!cool man, awesome...friend! (expression)Rate it:

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walk down the aisleto get marriedRate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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walk the dogPerform a trick where the ball rolls down the shaft, and then is caught in the head of the lacrosse stick.Rate it:

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wallow in self pityPity for oneself. Especially exaggerated or self-indulgent pity where you believe that you are the victim who has done no wrong and is deserving of condolence from everyone.Rate it:

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walls have earsThere is a risk of being heard, so pay attention to what you say.Rate it:

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war brideA woman who marries a man who is on active duty military in wartime.Rate it:

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warm downGentle excercise at the end of a training session before cooling off.Rate it:

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