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à chaque saint sa chandelleHonour to whom honour is due; Every lawyer must have his fee.Rate it:

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à la Saint-Glinglinwhen pigs flyRate it:

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adiungi, addi coniunctivo (Marc. Cap. 3. 83)to be used with the conjunctive mood.Rate it:

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angle for farthingsTo beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.Rate it:

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armé de pied en capArmed from head to foot, cap-à-pie.Rate it:

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attacher Pierre avec Paulto fasten a button in the wrong buttonholeRate it:

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au nom du Père et du Fils et du Saint-EspritFormule par laquelle les chrétiens se réfèrent à la Trinité.Rate it:

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bust a capTo fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun.Rate it:

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bust a cap in someone's assAlternative form of pop a cap in someone's ass.Rate it:

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c'est saint roch et son chien que ces deux personnes-làThese two persons are inseparable.Rate it:

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c'est un saint qu'on ne chôme pointHe is in no great repute.Rate it:

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cap in handIn a humble and respectful mannerRate it:

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cap it all offTo surpass or outdo something.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo finish or complete something.Rate it:

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cap offTo finish.Rate it:

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cap over the windmillIn a crazed manner.Rate it:

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chacun prêche pour son saintEvery one has an eye to his own interest.Rate it:

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décoiffer (découvrir) st. pierre pour coiffer st. paulTo rob Peter to pay Paul.Rate it:

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faire la saint-lundiTo do no work on Monday. Rate it:

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feather in one's capAn accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of.Rate it:

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Feather in Your CapA great achievement or honor which makes one proudRate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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if the cap fitsEllipsis of if the cap fits, wear itRate it:

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il doit au tiers et au quart (à jean et à paul)He owes money to everybody.Rate it:

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in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus SanctiFormule liturgique, littéralement « Au nom du Père et du Fils et du Saint-Esprit ».Rate it:

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je ne sais à quel saint me vouerI do not know which way to turn.Rate it:

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manoeuvre the apostlesTo rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money of one man to pay another.Rate it:

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nightcapA warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas. Nightcaps were common in northern Europe before central heating was available, when homes were cold at night.Rate it:

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patience of a saintA great deal of patience.Rate it:

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pop a cap in someone's assTo shoot someone with a gun.Rate it:

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quand les mouettes ont pied, il est temps de virerSe dit quand l'évidence recommande un changement de cap, au sens propre ou au sens figuré.Rate it:

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québec, c'est saint-malo à s'y méprendre (max o'rell)You could easily mistake Quebec for St. Malo.Rate it:

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qui se sent galeux, se gratte (fam.)If the cap fits, wear it. Rate it:

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qui se sent morveux se mouche (pop.)If the cap fits, wear it. Rate it:

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rob peter to pay paulTo solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse.Rate it:

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Rococo Gaëficol t'estimeMoyen mnémotechnique pour se souvenir de l'ordre des premières lettres de Paul de Tarse dans le Nouveau Testament.Rate it:

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s'il pleut à la Saint-Médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard, à moins que Saint-Barnabé ne lui coupe l'herbe sous le piedDicton prédisant que s’il pleut le 8 juin, il repleuvra 40 jours après, sauf s’il fait très beau le 11 juin.Rate it:

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Saint JeanApellido.Rate it:

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Saint PierreApellido.Rate it:

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saintedSimple past tense and past participle of saint.Rate it:

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se a carapuça serviuif the shoe fits; if the cap fitsRate it:

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set one's cap at. Or, more generally, to choose something as a goal.Rate it:

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stand stock stillPaul Travers' Adventures, by Sam T. Clover.Rate it:

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thinking capWithdraw mentally in order to consider options, costs, possible unknown factors.Rate it:

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throw one's cap over the windmillTo act in a crazed manner.Rate it:

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throw one's hat over the windmillAlternative form of throw one's cap over the windmillRate it:

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tout le saint-frusquin (fam.)The whole jolly lot (referring to money or clothes).Rate it:

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