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I've been rapedIndicates that the speaker has been raped.Rate it:

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I've been shotIndicates one has been shot and may require medical attention.Rate it:

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I've lost my keysIndicates that the speaker has lost his or her keys.Rate it:

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ich bin beraubt wordenI've been robbedRate it:

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nailWith limited tools, single-minded people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminatelyIf a person is familiar with a certain, single subject/has with them a certain, single instrument, they may have a confirmation bias to believe that it is the answer to/involved in everything.Rate it:

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if I had a nickel for every timeimplying that the situation has happened a lot to the personRate it:

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if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are it's a duckif something has all the attributes and appearances of being a certain thing, the probability exists that it is that thing.Rate it:

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if the shoe fitsMore common version of the original "If the shoe fits, wear it"; If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.Rate it:

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if there's grass on the pitch, play ballOnce someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are sexually accessible.Rate it:

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il a 40,000 francs de rente au bas motHe has £1600 a year at the very least.Rate it:

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il a accroché sa montre (pop.)He has “popped” his watch.Rate it:

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il a beaucoup de savoir faireHe has his wits about him; He knows how to manage people.Rate it:

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il a bonne façonHe has good style; He is well got up.Rate it:

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il a bu un coup de tropHe has had a drop too much.Rate it:

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il a changé son cheval borgne contre un aveugleHe has changed for the worse; He has made a bad bargain.Rate it:

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il a de la corde de pendu dans sa pocheHe has the devil’s own luck.Rate it:

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il a du bien au soleilHe has landed property.Rate it:

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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:

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il a écrit vingt pages sans débriderHe has written twenty pages at a stretch.Rate it:

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il a éventé (or, vendu) la mècheHe has let the cat out of the bag; He has blown the gaff.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 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 un bon coupHe has made a good bargain.Rate it:

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il a jeté tout son feu1. His anger is over now. 2. He has used up all his ideas.Rate it:

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il a l'âme chevillée dans le corpsHe has as many lives as a cat.Rate it:

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il a l'esprit de traversHe has an awkward temper; He does not see things as they are; He is cross-grained.Rate it:

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il a la langue bien pendueHe has the gift of the gab.Rate it:

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il a le bras longHe has great influence.Rate it:

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il a le nez fin1. He has a good nose. 2. He is far-sighted, sagacious.Rate it:

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il a le pied marinHe has got his sea-legs; He is a good sailor.Rate it:

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il a le timbre fêlé (fam.)He is cracked; He has a screw loose.Rate it:

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il a le visage défaitHe has a pale, worn-out look.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 mangé de la vache enragéeHe has suffered many privations.Rate it:

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il a mis du foin dans ses bottesHe has feathered his nest; He has taken care of number one.Rate it:

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il a pris son parti1. He has made up his mind. 2. He has resigned himself to it.Rate it:

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il a son compte (or, son compte est réglé)1. (lit.) He has his due. 2. (pop.) He is done for. Rate it:

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il a trente ans, et cependant il vit aux crochets de sa mèreHe is thirty years old, and yet his mother has to keep him.Rate it:

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il a trouvé chaussure à son piedHe has found just what he wanted; He has found his match.Rate it:

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il a trouvé la fève au gâteauHe has hit the mark; He has made a lucky discovery.Rate it:

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il a trouvé la pie au nidHe has found a mare’s nest.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 une maladie de cœurHe has heart disease.Rate it:

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il a une mémoire de lièvreHe has a memory like a sieve.Rate it:

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