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il a battu les buissons, un autre a pris l'oiseauHe did the work and another had the profit.Rate it:

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il a de l'esprit comme quatreHe is very witty.Rate it:

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il a des fourmis dans les jambesHe is fidgety, restless.Rate it:

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il a été mis à la porte par les oreilles et les deux épaulesHe was turned out ignominiously, neck and crop.Rate it:

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il a fait cela haut la mainHe did it with the greatest ease.Rate it:

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il a fait de cent sous quatre livres, et de quatre livres rienHe has brought his noble to ninepence, and his ninepence to nothing.Rate it:

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il a fait jouer tous les ressortsHe used all the means in his power.Rate it:

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il a fait la noce toute la semaineHe has had a high old time of it all the week; He has been on the spree all the week.Rate it:

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il a fait le tour du cadran1. He has slept the clock round. 2. He has worked for twelve hours at a stretch.Rate it:

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il a fait sa peloteHe has feathered his nest.Rate it:

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il a fait ses affaires dans les vinsHe made his money in the wine trade.Rate it:

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il a fait un bon coupHe has made a good bargain.Rate it:

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il a fait un pied de nez (fam.)He put his fingers to his nose; “He cut a snook.”Rate it:

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il a fait une sortieHe flew into a passion.Rate it:

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il a le caractère bien faitHe is always good-tempered.Rate it:

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il a le caractère mal faitHe cannot take a joke.Rate it:

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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:

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il a les jambes en manche de veste (fam.)He is bow-legged.Rate it:

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il a les mains nettes (fig.)He is honest; His hands are clean.Rate it:

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il a les nerfs à fleur de peauHis nerves are always on the twitch; He is extremely sensitive.Rate it:

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il a les pieds bien chaudsHe is in very easy circumstances.Rate it:

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il a les reins solides(lit.) He is strong; (fig.) He has a long purse.Rate it:

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il a les yeux au beurre noir (pop.)He has a couple of black eyes; He has his eyes in mourning.Rate it:

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il a les yeux battusHe has a tired look about his eyes.Rate it:

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il a les yeux cernésHe has dark circles round his eyes.Rate it:

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il a mis les pieds dans le plat (fam.)He put his foot in it.Rate it:

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il a plus coûté qu'il n'est grosSe dit de quelqu’un qui a fait beaucoup de folles dépenses, qui a coûté beaucoup à ses parents, à sa famille, etc.Rate it:

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il a pris fait et cause pour moiHe stood up for me; He took my part.Rate it:

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

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il a une chambre grande comme la mainHe has a room not big enough to swing a cat in.Rate it:

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il a vidé les arçonsHe was unhorsed.Rate it:

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il appelle les choses par leur nomHe calls a spade a spade.Rate it:

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il cherchait à nous mettre des bâtons dans les rouesHe tried to put a spoke in our wheel.Rate it:

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il cherche son âne et il est dessusIl cherche ce qu’il a entre les mains.Rate it:

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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:

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il court comme un verrier déchargéHe runs like a lamplighter. Rate it:

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

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il en a fait de bellesHe played nice tricks (ironic).Rate it:

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il est chargé d'argent comme un crapaud de plumesHe is penniless.Rate it:

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il est comme celaThat is his way.Rate it:

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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:

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il est comme un coq en pâteHe is in clover.Rate it:

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il est connu comme le loup blancHe is known to every one.Rate it:

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il est coutumier du faitIt is not the first time he has done it.Rate it:

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il est dans les vignes du seigneurHe is in his cups.Rate it:

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il est du bois dont on fait les flûtesHe is of an easy, pliable disposition (i.e. like the flexible reeds of which flutes were originally made).Rate it:

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il est fou à courir les champsHe is as mad as a March hare.Rate it:

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

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il est gai comme un pinsonHe is as merry as a grig, as a lark.Rate it:

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il est gueux comme un rat d'égliseHe is as poor as a church mouse.Rate it:

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