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il a du pain sur la plancheHe has saved money; He has enough to live upon; He has put something by for a rainy day; There is plenty of work for him to do.Rate it:

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il a fait un pied de nez (fam.)He put his fingers to his nose; “He cut a snook.”Rate it:

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il a fait une sortieHe flew into a passion.Rate it:

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il a le cœur sur les lèvres1. He always says what he thinks (and this is always something good and kind); He is open-hearted. 2. He feels sick.Rate it:

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il a mis les pieds dans le plat (fam.)He put his foot in it.Rate it:

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il a reculé pour mieux sauter1. He waited for something better. 2. (ironic.) He avoided a small evil to fall into a greater.Rate it:

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il a un faux air d'avocatHe looks something like a barrister.Rate it:

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il cherchait à nous mettre des bâtons dans les rouesHe tried to put a spoke in our wheel.Rate it:

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il faut bien que j'en passe par làI must submit to that; I must put up with it.Rate it:

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il lui en pend autant au nezHe may expect as much (something unpleasant); He will fare no better.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire, fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eauOne must never be sure of not wanting some one (or, something).Rate it:

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il prend sur son sommeil pour étudierHe works far into the night.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 s'est piqué d'honneurHe made it a point of honour; He was put upon his mettle.Rate it:

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il vient d'être bombardé membre de ce clubHe has just been pitchforked into that club (over the heads of more deserving people).Rate it:

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il y a mis la dernière mainHe put the finishing touch to it.Rate it:

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ils se sont mis dans la gueule du loupThey rushed into the lion’s mouth.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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In a NutshellTo make something clear in few words, to say something briefly and to the pointRate it:

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in alicuius manus incidereto fall unexpectedly into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus venire, pervenireto come into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in all my born daysAn expression of astonishment usually at something you've never heard, seen or experienced.Rate it:

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in aurem alicui dicere (insusurrare) aliquidto whisper something in a person's ears.Rate it:

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in carcerem conicere aliquemto throw some one into prison.Rate it:

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in duas partes discedere (Sall. Iug. 13. 1)to divide into two factions.Rate it:

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in exsilium eicere or expellere aliquemto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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in exsilium ire, pergere, proficiscito go into exile.Rate it:

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in for the killIntending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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in for the killIn a manner intending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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in fugam dare, conicere hostemto put the enemy to flight.Rate it:

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in ipsam or intimam Graeciam penetrareto penetrate into the heart of Greece.Rate it:

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in lineOn a queue; waiting one's turn for something.Rate it:

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in living colorIn the bright colors of real life. Used to describe something particularly poignant or vibrant, originated from television during the transition from black and white to color film.Rate it:

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in lucem dormireto sleep on into the morning.Rate it:

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in lucem edito see the light, come into the world.Rate it:

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in luxuriam effundito plunge into excesses, a career of excess.Rate it:

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in manibus habere aliquid (also metaphorically)to have something in one's hands, on hand.Rate it:

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in manus(m) sumere aliquidto take something into one's hands.Rate it:

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in medios hostes se inicereto rush into the midst of the foe.Rate it:

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in medium proferre aliquidto bring a subject forward into discussion.Rate it:

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in nostros mores inducere aliquid (De Or. 2. 28)to introduce a thing into our customs; to familiarise us with a thing.Rate it:

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in oblivione iacēre (of persons)to be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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in oblivionem adducito be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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in one's faceOnto or into someone's face.Rate it:

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in oppidum irrumpereto break into the town.Rate it:

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in oppidum irruptionem facereto break into the town.Rate it:

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in otium se referre (Fam. 99)to retire into private life.Rate it:

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in possessionem alicuius rei venireto come into the possession of something.Rate it:

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in profundum deicito fall down into the abyss.Rate it:

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in proverbii consuetudinem or simply in proverbium venireto pass into a proverb.Rate it:

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