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à tel pot, telle loucheÀ chaque problème, sa solution.Rate it:

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a watched kettle never boilsAlternative form of a watched pot never boils.Rate it:

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a watched pot never boilsA process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.Rate it:

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against the clockIn a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.Rate it:

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allons au-devant de luiLet us go and meet him.Rate it:

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après skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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après-skiA place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.Rate it:

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arrivare alla fine del mesemake ends meetRate it:

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au revoir!Till we meet again.Rate it:

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auberge espagnolecultural melting potRate it:

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bet outTo be the first in a round to put money in the pot.Rate it:

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bête comme (un) chou (un pot, une cruche, une oie)As stupid as an owl.Rate it:

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bump intoTo meet someone by chance.Rate it:

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c'est le pot de terre contre le pot de ferIt is a most unequal combat.Rate it:

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can't make ends meetTto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.Rate it:

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chip inTo put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.Rate it:

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come shortFail to meet (expectations or standards)Rate it:

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come togetherUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: to come together. To meet. To arrive at a destination with someone after having travelled there with each other. To achieve orgasm at the same time.Rate it:

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comitiis (Abl.) convenireto meet for elections.Rate it:

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congredi cum aliquoto meet a person by arrangement, interview him.Rate it:

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convenire aliquemto meet a person (accidentally or intentionally) and talk with him.Rate it:

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crab mentalityA way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.Rate it:

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cross someone's pathTo meet by chance.Rate it:

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cut the mustardan assessment or opinion as to one's ability to meet the requirements of the challenge, job, or situation at hand.Rate it:

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Dutch courageThe courage or bravado induced by alcohol; pot-valiancy.Rate it:

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être au dessous de ses affaires, être au dessus de ses affaires (ironic.)To be unable to meet one’s liabilities, to be unsuccessful.Rate it:

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faire bouillir la marmiteTo keep the pot boiling.Rate it:

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faire le pot (or, panier) à deux ansesTo put one’s arms akimbo.Rate it:

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Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.Rate it:

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gare le pot au noirSe dit pour annoncer qu’il y a, dans une affaire, quelque inconvénient, quelque danger à prévoir.Rate it:

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gare le pot au noirSe disait, au jeu de colin-maillard, pour avertir celui qui a les yeux bandés qu’il court le risque de se heurter contre quelque chose.Rate it:

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get togetherto meet, to gather together, to congregateRate it:

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go in offTo pot the cue ball accidentally after hitting the object ball.Rate it:

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go to potTo come to a bad end.Rate it:

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go to potTo decline or deteriorate.Rate it:

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Gone to PotGet wrecked, to become worse and impairedRate it:

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Hand-to-Mouth ExistenceTo hold enough money to meet expenses and live with no extra money Rate it:

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harpoon is good for the whale, painful for humans.The phrase usually refers to how people treat each other. Borrowed from native tribes, it translates to how people feel when they meet similar fate as that of their nemesis.Rate it:

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hi pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy. But no-one uses the word.Rate it:

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hot messA warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often similar to a stew or porridge; or, service of such a heated meal to soldiers.Rate it:

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how do you doa greeting used meeting somebody. Alternatives are pleased to meet you and nice to meet you. Often not actually meant as a question.Rate it:

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il a reçu un pot-de-vinHe received a bribe, an illicit commission.Rate it:

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il bue che dice cornuto all'asinopot calling the kettle blackRate it:

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il découvrit bientôt le pot aux rosesHe soon found out the secret.Rate it:

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il fera face à toutHe will meet every demand.Rate it:

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il n'y a si méchant pot qui ne trouve son couvercleEvery Jack must have his Jill.Rate it:

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il ne faut qu'une brebis galeuse pour infecter tout le troupeauOne scabby sheep will taint the whole flock; One ill weed mars a whole pot of pottage.Rate it:

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in one's armourHaving the courage of drunkenness; pot-valiant.Rate it:

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incidere in aliquemto meet, come across a person; to meet casually.Rate it:

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it's not all it's cracked up to beFailing to meet expectations; not being as good as people say.Rate it:

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