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jeu de main, jeu de vilainLes chamailleries se terminent souvent par des coups.Rate it:

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la main qui donne est au-dessus de celle qui reçoitCelui qui donne a le pouvoir sur celui qui reçoit.Rate it:

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les vainqueurs firent main basse sur les biens des habitantsThe victors pillaged the town.Rate it:

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les voleurs firent main basse sur tous mes effetsThe thieves laid hands on all my things.Rate it:

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main dragUsed other than as an idiom: see main, drag.Rate it:

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main dragThe main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.Rate it:

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main froide cœur chaudExpression que l’on emploie pour décrire une personne qui paraît distante au premier abord, mais qui s’avère à la longue avoir beaucoup de cœur.Rate it:

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main manOne's closest male friend.Rate it:

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main sequenceThe area on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in which the main sequence is located.Rate it:

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main sequenceUsed other than as an idiom: see main, sequence.Rate it:

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main sequence A major grouping of stars that creates a narrow band from the upper left to the lower right when plotted by luminosity and surface temperature on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.Rate it:

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Main StreetThe generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.Rate it:

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Main StreetCollectively, everyday working-class people and small business owners, especially with regard to their concerns, social views, etc.Rate it:

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main verteGreen thumb.Rate it:

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main vertegreen thumb.Rate it:

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mettre la main à la pâteTo put one’s shoulder to the wheel; To set to (a special piece of) work oneself.Rate it:

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ne mords pas la main qui te nourritNe trahis pas celui ou celle qui t’aide.Rate it:

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parle à ma mainParle autant que tu voudras, je n’y prête aucune attention.Rate it:

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pour se faire la mainTo get one’s hand in (i.e. to get accustomed to the work).Rate it:

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prendre quelqu'un la main dans le sacTo catch any one in the very act.Rate it:

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une main de fer dans un gant de veloursAutorité inflexible sous une apparence douce.Rate it:

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vous avez la mainIt’s your turn to play (at cards).Rate it:

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vous n'y allez pas de main morteYou hit with a vengeance; You don’t do things by halves.Rate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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vice versawith the main items in the preceding statement the other way around.Rate it:

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stem to sternStem is the main upright timber at the bow of a ship (front) & stern is the rear part of a ship or boat (back) Means entirely or beginning to end.Rate it:

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no show without PunchA show or endeavor cannot proceed without it's star or main purpose.Rate it:

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peel offTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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run byTo inform someone briefly of the main points of an idea.Rate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.Rate it:

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à tableAbréviation de Mettez-vous à table ! ou Mets-toi à table !.Rate it:

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beat around the bushTo treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.Rate it:

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big pictureThe main film in a double feature.Rate it:

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buck the trendTo go against the norm or the current stand of the main population; have a differing opinion from the majority.Rate it:

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bullet pointMain thing that is supported by other stuff.Rate it:

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c'est là que gît le lièvreThat is the main point; There’s the rub.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui ne perd pas la carteHe is a man who keeps his wits about him, who has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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caput cenae (Fin. 2. 8. 25)the main dish.Rate it:

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curtain-raiserIn a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.Rate it:

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de vive forceBy main force.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garcia...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....Rate it:

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en sommeOn the whole; In the main.Rate it:

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frapper fort et druTo strike with might and main.Rate it:

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front wallThe main and largest wall in a racquetball or squash court, located at the front of the world; the wall which the ball must hit in a rally.Rate it:

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high roadA main road or highway.Rate it:

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id quod maximum, gravissimum estthe main point.Rate it:

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il manque toujours dix-huit sous pour faire un francCe proverbe est destiné à insister sur l’imperfection de toute œuvre humaine.Rate it:

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il s'est jeté à corps perdu dans cette affaireHe threw himself headlong (or, with might and main) into the matter.Rate it:

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il songe au solideHe has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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