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à chemin battu il ne croît pas d'herbe(fig.) There is no profit in an affair in which many are engaged.Rate it:

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a party animalAn individual whom lives, thinks, reflects, promotes, enjoys, raucous, wild, off the deep end, exotic; parties, gatherings, happenings and blasts.Rate it:

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a wild goose never laid a tame eggmost things are inherited and predeterminedRate 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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battre la campagne1. (lit.) To scour the country. 2. (fig.) To talk nonsense. 3. (of invalids) To wander. 4. To beat about the bush.Rate it:

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bring down the houseTo garner enthusiastic or wild applause.Rate it:

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brouiller les caries(fig.) To sow discord.Rate it:

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burn some rubberAn expression of intent to drive ruthlessly, speedily, wildly, illegally: Express the intention to perform tasks, agendas in wild abandon, in order to impress, gain an advantage, recover lost time or missed opportunity:Rate it:

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butter cupA term of affection Or endearment for someone you like Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.Rate it:

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ça entre comme dans du beurre(fig.) It is as easy as anything.Rate it:

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ce jeune homme jette sa gourmeThat young man is sowing his wild oats.Rate it:

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cela est usé jusqu'à la corde(lit.) That is worn threadbare; (fig.) That is thoroughly hackneyed.Rate it:

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cela ne sent pas bon(fig.) I don’t like the look of that.Rate it:

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cela ne vaut pas les quatre fers d'un chienThat is not worth a rap, a fig (i.e., nothing, for a dog is not shod).Rate it:

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cela se mange froid(lit.) That is eaten cold; (fig.) That is a matter of no importance; That is easily done.Rate it:

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des objets de carton(fig.) Gimcrack things.Rate it:

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dormir sur les deux oreilles(lit.) To sleep soundly; (fig.) To have no cause for anxiety.Rate it:

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en bon français(lit.) In good French; (fig.) In plain English (i.e. without mincing matters).Rate it:

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en tout pays il y a une lieue de mauvais chemin(fig.) In every enterprise difficulties have to be encountered.Rate it:

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enfin de compte(lit.) When the addition is made; (fig.) When all is told; When all is said and done.Rate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo move into a newly-built house before the walls are dry; (fig.) To experience the disadvantages of a beginning.Rate it:

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être ferme sur les arçons(lit.) To have a firm seat in the saddle; (fig.) Not to waver in one’s principles.Rate it:

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faire des frais(lit.) To go to expense; (fig.) To make efforts to please.Rate it:

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faire un faux pas(lit.) To stumble; (fig.) To make a slip; To commit a mistake.Rate it:

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feeding frenzyA wild, turbulent situation in which multiple sharks or other predatory fish attack one or more edible creatures simultaneously, in competition with each other.Rate it:

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go moggyTo go without restraint; to go wild; to be adventurous.Rate it:

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go wildGo ahead; do as you please used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal.Rate it:

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gone nutsgoing crazy, basically the same thing as: "Go Bananas" "Gone Wild"Rate it:

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hair-on-fireImpassioned, wild, crazy, rage-filled, frantic.Rate it:

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hell on wheelsTough, aggressive, lawless, wild.Rate it:

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hell raiserwild pleasure seekerRate 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 reins solides(lit.) He is strong; (fig.) He has a long purse.Rate it:

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il a saigné du nez(lit.) His nose bled; (fig.) His heart failed him.Rate it:

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il conduit bien sa barque(fig.) He plays his cards well.Rate it:

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il court sur mes brisées(lit.) He pursues the same game as I do; (fig.) He poaches on my preserves.Rate it:

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il crève dans sa peau (fam.)(lit.) He is extremely fat; (fig.) He is bursting with pride, spite.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 est dur à la détente(fig.) He is close-fisted, a miser.Rate it:

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il n'entend pas de cette oreille(fig.) He will listen to nothing on that subject.Rate it:

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il prêche dans le désert(lit.) He preaches to empty benches; (fig.) All his talking will not convince any one.Rate it:

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il s'est rangéHe has settled down (after sowing his wild oats).Rate it:

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il tient la caisse(lit.) He keeps the cash account; (fig.) He holds the purse-strings.Rate it:

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il tomba les quatre fers en l'air(lit.) He fell on his back; (fig.) He was struck all of a heap.Rate it:

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il y met les quatre doigts et le pouce(lit.) He eats greedily; (fig.) He acts clumsily.Rate it:

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ils tiraient la langue(lit.) They put their tongues out; (fig.) They showed signs of distress.Rate it:

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je crois que vous brodez(fig.) I think you are exaggerating, romancing.Rate it:

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je lui ai donné sur les doigtsI rapped his knuckles (lit. and fig.).Rate it:

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je me ferais tirer à quatre avant de parlerWild horses would not make me speak.Rate it:

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je n'ai pas voix au chapitre(lit.) I have no right to speak; (fig.) My opinion is not listened to.Rate it:

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