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la fin justifie les moyensSuccess justifies the means by which it has been attained.Rate it:

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la montagne a accouché d'une sourisDisproportion entre un projet annoncé comme très important et l’inconsistance ou le ridicule du résultat final.Rate it:

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la vérité comme l'huile vient au-dessusTruth will out; It takes a good many shovelfuls of earth to bury the Truth.Rate it:

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le con de sa mèreExpression employée comme juron.Rate it:

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le moine répond comme l'abbé chanteLes inférieurs prennent quelque chose du ton, des habitudes de leurs supérieurs.Rate it:

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le pauvre homme est toujours (comme un chien) à l'attacheThe poor man is a very slave, is compelled to work hard and constantly.Rate it:

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les observations glissent sur lui comme sur une cuirasseBlame slips off him as water off a duck’s back.Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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librum mittere ad aliquem (Fin. 1. 3. 8)to dedicate a book to some one.Rate it:

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life's molecular danceThe phrase "life's molecular dance" refers to the dynamic and coordinated interactions between molecules within living organisms. It signifies the intricate and harmonious movements of various biomolecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites, as they carry out essential functions in cellular processes. This metaphor highlights the complexity and beauty of these molecular interactions, which are crucial for sustaining life and maintaining the delicate balance within biological systems.Rate it:

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like one's life depended on itdesperatelyRate it:

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little engine that could (the)a reference to a children's story about an engine that tried even when he didn't think he could succeedRate it:

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llegar a fin de mesTener el dinero suficiente para cubrir los gastos, tener el dinero necesario para aguantar hasta el cobro del sueldo del siguiente mes.Rate it:

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maigre comme un clouAs thin as a lath.Rate it:

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mama's boyA male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother; a sissy; alternate spelling: Momma's boyRate it:

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mentir comme un arracheur de dentsTo lie unblushingly; To lie like an epitaph.Rate it:

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mes couilles le temps se brouilleExpression utilisée comme juron lorsque quelque chose ne se passe pas comme on le désire.Rate it:

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mind one's ps and qsTo be very careful to behave correctly; an alternate spelling of mind one's p's and q's; same as mind your mannersRate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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muet comme une carpeAs dumb as an oyster.Rate it:

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myope comme une taupeBlind as a bat.Rate it:

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narratiuncula, fabella (Fin. 5. 15)an anecdote.Rate it:

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ne pas se trouver sous le sabot d'un chevalNe pas se trouver facilement, comme par miracle.Rate it:

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ne'er do wellsomeone who isn't going anywhere in lifeRate it:

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news to methis is the first time I have heard that; something said after someone just told you something you didn't know before; often said like this: "That's news to me", "It's news to me" or for short, "News to me"Rate it:

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no es el fin del mundoSe usa para indicar que un problema no es tan grave como parece.Rate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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none of your bee's waxAlternative form of none of your beeswax.Rate it:

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not worth a hill of beanssomething is of no value; worthless; also said like this:didn't amount to a hill of beansRate it:

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nous l'attendrons comme les moines font l'abbéS’il n’arrive pas à l’heure du dîner, nous nous mettrons à table sans lui.Rate it:

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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.Rate it:

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now you're talkingA phrase indicating agreement with a previously stated suggestion to change a course of action.Rate it:

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nu comme un verStark naked; As naked as when one was born.Rate it:

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oh, ye of little faithPointing out one's lack of faith; people sometimes leave the "O" or "Oh" out of the saying when they say itRate it:

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olly olly oxen freeA call in a children's game to say that players in hiding are free to come out.Rate it:

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on all foursOn one's hands and knees.Rate it:

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on enleva les journaux comme du painThe papers sold like hot rolls, like wild-fire.Rate it:

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on est pas chez méméS’emploie comme une interjection demandant aux interlocuteurs de surveiller leur conduite à l’extérieur de chez eux.Rate it:

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on fait comme on peutWe must do the best we can; We have done the best we could.Rate it:

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on l'a frotté d'importance (or, comme il faut)He got a good drubbing.Rate it:

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on l'a reçu comme un chien dans un jeu de quillesHe was as welcome as a dog at a wedding.Rate it:

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on one's gamePerforming brilliantly; with optimum skillRate it:

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on peut marcher et mâcher de la gomme en même tempsSe dit pour contredire une personne qui présente deux choses comme incompatibles ou qui veut forcer un choix exclusif entre deux choses.Rate it:

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on va dire ça comme çaExpression familière pour signaler à son interlocuteur qu'on ne le cautionne pas forcément sur la forme de ce qu'il vient de dire, mais qu'on l'approuve sur le fond ou qu'on préfère s'abstenir de le reprendre.Rate it:

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on va dire comme çaVariante de on va le dire comme ça...Rate it:

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on va le dire comme çaVariante de on va dire ça comme ça.Rate it:

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on veut pas le savoir, on veut le voirPhrase exprimant l'intérêt marqué, voire exclusif, pour l'image en matière d'information depuis la fin du XXe siècle.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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out of one's gourd.loony, batty displaying crazy, eccentric, erratic, or extreme ideas and expressionRate it:

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over/underAlso expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the gameRate it:

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