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avoir des yeux derrière la têteto have eyes in the back of one's headRate it:

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avoir du bicepsto have well-developed musclesRate it:

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avoir du monde au balconto be stacked, to have big breastsRate it:

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avoir la berlue (fam.)To see things which do not exist; To have a wrong idea of anything.Rate it:

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avoir la main verteto have a green thumb, to have green fingers, to be green-fingered.Rate it:

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avoir la moutarde qui monte au nezto lose one's temperRate it:

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avoir la poisseto have chronic bad luckRate it:

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avoir la tête dans les nuagesto have one's head in the cloudsRate it:

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avoir la vie dure1. To have a hard time. 2. To have nine lives.Rate it:

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avoir le cafardTo have the blues, to feel blueRate it:

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avoir le compas dans l'œilTo have a good eye for distances.Rate it:

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avoir le compas dans l'œil (fam.)To have a good eye for distances.Rate it:

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avoir les coudées franches(lit.) To have elbow-room; (fig.) To have full scope.Rate it:

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avoir les jambes en cotonto be weak and shaky on one's legs; to be jelly-leggedRate it:

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avoir maille à partir avec quelqu'unTo have a bone to pick (a crow to pluck) with some one.Rate it:

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avoir mal aux cheveux (fam.)To have a head (i.e. a head-ache in the morning after a drinking bout.)Rate it:

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avoir mangé du lionto have eaten lionRate it:

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avoir pignon sur rueTo have a house of one’s own.Rate it:

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avoir quinte et quatorzeTo have the game in one’s own hand.Rate it:

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avoir son affaireTo have what suits one.Rate it:

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avoir son pain cuitTo have one’s bread and cheese, a competency.Rate it:

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avoir toujours la bourse à la mainTo have always one’s hand in one’s pocket.Rate it:

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avoir un chat dans la gorgeTo have phlegm (or, frog) in the throat; To be hoarse.Rate it:

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avoir une araignée dans le (or, au) plafondTo have a bee in one’s bonnet.Rate it:

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avoir une brioche au fourhave a bun in the ovenRate it:

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avoir une dent contreto have it in for, have a bone to pick withRate it:

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avoir une faim de loupto be very hungry, ravenous; to be so hungry one could eat a horseRate it:

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avoir une tête et des jambesto have a combination of intelligence and athleticismRate it:

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ax to grindTo have some selfish reasons to say or do something, to get a favor from another person greedilyRate it:

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babysitter testAn informal method for assessing the maturity, reliability, or probity of a person, inviting one to judge whether one would entrust this person with the care of one's own children.Rate it:

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back and bettercoming back togetherRate it:

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back and forthunsureRate it:

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back at yaEye dialect spelling of back at you.Rate it:

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back at youUsed to return a greeting.Rate it:

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back atchaAlternative form of back at youRate it:

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back awayOf your attention on the thing in front being avoided.Rate it:

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back burnerA section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.Rate it:

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back burnerA state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.Rate it:

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back downTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.Rate it:

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back for moreTo enjoy something so much to where you want to return or do it again.Rate it:

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back fortyThe remote part of a farm.Rate it:

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back fortyThe most remote or inaccessible part of any place.Rate it:

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back gammon playerA sodomite.Rate it:

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back inTo reverse a vehicle into a space.Rate it:

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back inA betting term from French hazardRate it:

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back in harnessTo be restored to one's employment or office. Often said of someone returning to work after recovering from illness.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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back in the game To return to a particular industry or disciplineRate it:

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back in the game In sports, when a losing team regains chances for winningRate it:

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back in the gameHaving recovered from a disadvantageous position.Rate it:

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