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tant vaut l'homme, tant vaut sa terreLes terres, les fonds de commerce, etc., rapportent en proportion de la capacité de ceux qui les exploitent, de l’art de les faire valoir.Rate it:

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tchin tchinUtilisé pour trinquer, imite le tintement des verres qui se choquent.Rate it:

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the measure of society is how it treats its weakest membersSocieties who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.Rate it:

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the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

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till the wheels fall offliteral meaning - to drive a car until it won't run any more; figurative meaning - dedicated to the end; indicates relentless effort, commitment to something until it is no longer viable/possible/usableRate it:

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tiny but mightysmall but powerful; something people say to express self-worth that even though they may be small they make up for it in being mighty; don't underestimate me/usRate it:

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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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tout ça pour çaExpression qui signifie que beaucoup de moyens ont été déployés, pour un résultat finalement minime en regard de ces moyens.Rate it:

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tout ça pour direExpression qui met un terme à une longue histoire ou un long développement afin d'en venir finalement au fait.Rate it:

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tout nouveau, tout beauSe dit d’une chose qui a beaucoup d’attraits parce qu’elle est nouvelle.Rate it:

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tout y va, la paille et le blése dit en parlant d’une dépense ruineuse pour celui qui la fait.Rate it:

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trois déménagements valent un incendieLorsqu’on déménage on brûle beaucoup de papiers et d'autres objets qu’on juge inutiles ou embarrassants ; de là ce proverbe qu’on emploie pour marquer les inconvénients et les dégâts qui résultent de trop fréquents déménagements.Rate it:

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trouble in river cityAn expression to indicate there is trouble somewhere/ Often said There's trouble in River City or "There's" is omitted, for shortRate it:

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tu m'étonnesExpression qui se dit pour quelque chose qui semble évident.Rate it:

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un cheval boit la brideQuand le mors force les coins de la bouche et les fait rider, ce qui arrive quand les montants de la bride ne sont pas assez allongés.Rate it:

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un gêné, c'est un bossuPersonne ne devrait être gêné pour des choses qui n’en valent pas la peine. Seule quelque chose de grave mérite que quelqu’un éprouve de la gêne ou de la honte.Rate it:

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un mauvais ouvrier a toujours de mauvais outilsCelui qui fait mal son affaire trouve toujours une excuse ou un prétexte.Rate it:

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up in herehere; in this place; it doesn't mean "up" (higher) literallyRate it:

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vee have vaysThis phrase is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. It is an alternative pronunciation with a German accent and a shortened version of the movie quote "We have ways of making you talk."Rate it:

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vee have vays of making you talkThis is a German accent version of the American movie quote "We have ways of making you talk." It is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies.Rate it:

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vingt dieuxExclamation qui exprime l’étonnement, l’émotion, etc.Rate it:

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vite fait, bien faitExpression qui s’emploie pour dire qu’une chose facile a été rapidement effectuée.Rate it:

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vous me faites rireSe dit à une personne qui tient des discours ou qui fait des propositions déraisonnables ou ridicules.Rate it:

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vous voulez rireSe dit à quelqu’un qui fait une proposition peu convenable, ou qui dit des choses peu croyables.Rate it:

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voyez-vous çaInterjection marquant une certaine surprise, qui peut aussi bien être admirative, incrédule, que scandalisée.Rate it:

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Walkyrie vendredi, dimanche WalhallaS’emploie par plaisanterie à la place de « tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleurera ».Rate it:

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we have waysA shortened version of "We have ways of making you talk." Usually said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. Also pronounced as "Vee have vays" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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we have ways of making you talkThis movie quote is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies; also pronounced as "Vee have vays of making you talk" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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what a crock!An exclamation of disbelief; calling someone a liar; saying that someone didn't have the right to say or do something; indicating that something isn't fair or right; short version of "What a crock of bull shit!" or "What a crock of bull!" or "What a crock of shit!" or "That's bull! or "That's bullshit"Rate it:

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whistling dixieIf you say someone ain't just whistling Dixie, it means they're not kidding around.Rate it:

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who are youShort for: Who are you and what have you done with {the person I know--ie. my friend, my wife, etc, whatever relationship you have with the listener) Besides the normal meaning to ask who someone is, this phrase is something usually said in jest ( jokingly) to someone when they are acting very differently than normal; to insinuate or assert that they aren't acting like themselves or that they have become a different personRate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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you got a bus to catch?What's your hurry? Why are you rushing me out of here?Usually said when someone feels they are being rushed out of a placeRate it:

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your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hearWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "To know and not to do is not to know"Rate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eatRate it:

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