Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: être comme l'oiseau sur la branche Page #7

Yee yee! We've found 759 phrases and idioms matching être comme l'oiseau sur la branche.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
i am what i amI can't help the way I am. The underlying meaning is that I am not going to change either.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
i could eat a horseI am very hungry; short form of "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
i have many bridges to sell you.You've been very naive.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
i'll beAn expression of surprise; the same as saying "Isn't that something?" (unexpected); Short version of "I'll be damned," "I'll be darned" or the more clean version, "I'll be a monkey's uncle."Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
i'll be a monkey's uncle(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbeliefRate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
i'll be damnedAn expression of surprise; also said "I'll be darned", "I'll be danged", or simply, "I'll be", often with the word "Well" in front of it.. Also said as, "I'll be a monkey's uncle"Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
i'll be dangedAn expression of surprise; also said "I'll be darned", "I'll be danged", or simply, "I'll be", often with the word "Well" in front of it. Also said as, "I'll be a monkey's uncle"Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
i'll do my damnedest!I'll do my best; I'll try my hardestRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
i'm worriedIndicates that the speaker is worried.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
i'm-aI'm going to...Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
i've been robbedI should have gotten something that I didn't getRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
if at first you don't succeed, try try againdon't quit, keep tryingRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
if you fail to plan, you are planning to failThis phrase means exactly what it says. If you don't plan, you are likely to fail.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il a battu les buissons, un autre a pris l'oiseauHe did the work and another had the profit.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il a craché en l'air et ça lui est retombé sur le nez (pop.)He wished to do harm to another but it recoiled on himself.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il a de l'esprit comme quatreHe is very witty.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il a du pain sur la plancheHe has saved money; He has enough to live upon; He has put something by for a rainy day; There is plenty of work for him to do.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il a le cœur sur les lèvres1. He always says what he thinks (and this is always something good and kind); He is open-hearted. 2. He feels sick.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il a manqué d'être prisHe was nearly caught.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il a un air (or, l'air) comme il fautHe has a very gentlemanly manner.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il a une chambre grande comme la mainHe has a room not big enough to swing a cat in.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il connaît paris comme sa pocheHe knows Paris perfectly; He knows all the ins and outs of Paris; His knowledge of Paris is extensive and peculiar.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il court comme un verrier déchargéHe runs like a lamplighter. Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il court sur mes brisées(lit.) He pursues the same game as I do; (fig.) He poaches on my preserves.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il dort sur les deux oreilles(lit.) He sleeps soundly; (fig.) His mind is quite easy.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il en prendrait sur l'autelHe would rob a church.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est chargé d'argent comme un crapaud de plumesHe is penniless.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est comme celaThat is his way.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est comme l'anguille de melun (more correctly, languille de melun), il crie avant qu'on l'écorcheHe is like the eel of Melun, he cries out before he is hurt.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
il est comme un coq en pâteHe is in clover.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
il est connu comme le loup blancHe is known to every one.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est ferré sur la géographieHe is well up in geography.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est gai comme un bonnet de nuit (ironic.)He is as dull as ditchwater. Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est gai comme un pinsonHe is as merry as a grig, as a lark.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
il est gueux comme un rat d'égliseHe is as poor as a church mouse.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est haut comme ma botteHe is a mere sixpennyworth of halfpence; He is very short.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est planté là comme une borneHe stands there like a post.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est réglé comme un papier de musiqueHe is as regular as clockwork.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est resté sur le carreauHe was killed on the spot, left for dead on the ground.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est sûr de son affaireHe will pay for it; He will catch it.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est sur la pailleHe is exceedingly poor.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est sur le flancHe is laid up, on his back.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est sur le pavéHe is out of work.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est sur son bien-direHe is on his best behaviour; He minds his p’s and q’s.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est toujours à cheval sur l'étiquetteHe is a stickler for etiquette.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est vif comme la poudre1. He is quick-tempered. 2. He is bustling, quick at work.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il fait noir comme dans un fourIt is as dark as pitch.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for être comme l'oiseau sur la branche:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Something smells _______ about this.
A delicious
B disastrous
C nice
D fishy

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ