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il a bec et onglesHe will fight with beak and claw, tooth and nail.Rate it:

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il a bon pied, bon œilHe is sound, wind and limb; He is hale and hearty.Rate it:

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il a été mis à la porte par les oreilles et les deux épaulesHe was turned out ignominiously, neck and crop.Rate it:

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il a fait de cent sous quatre livres, et de quatre livres rienHe has brought his noble to ninepence, and his ninepence to nothing.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 le nez fin1. He has a good nose. 2. He is far-sighted, sagacious.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 trente ans, et cependant il vit aux crochets de sa mèreHe is thirty years old, and yet his mother has to keep him.Rate it:

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il a un pied de nez (fam.)He pulls a long face, looks foolish.Rate it:

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il brode bienHe is good at drawing the long bow.Rate it:

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il connaît paris comme sa pocheHe knows Paris perfectly; He knows all the ins and outs of Paris; His knowledge of Paris is extensive and peculiar.Rate it:

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il en a l'air et la chansonHe looks it every inch; He has both the appearance and the actuality.Rate it:

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il est économe de bouts de chandelleHe is penny wise and pound foolish.Rate it:

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il est plus gênant que gênéHis free and easy manners are unpleasant to others, but he does not mind that.Rate it:

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il est sans gêneHe is free and easy (casual, off-hand); He makes himself too much at home.Rate it:

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il est sur son bien-direHe is on his best behaviour; He minds his p’s and q’s.Rate it:

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il fait tout par sauts et par bondsHe does everything by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il jette feu et flammeHe frets and fumes; He is in a great rage.Rate it:

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il jette son argent par les fenêtresHe plays ducks and drakes with his money.Rate it:

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il la fait courte et bonneHe is having a short life and a merry one.Rate it:

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il lui obéit au doigt et à l'œilHe is at his beck and call.Rate it:

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il n'a garde de venirHe will take care to keep away; There is no chance of his coming.Rate it:

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il n'a pas cédé, il a tenu bonHe did not give away, he stuck to it.Rate it:

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il n'a pas d'esprit de suiteHe is not consistent; He keeps at nothing long.Rate it:

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il n'a qu'à se baisser pour en prendreHe has only to stoop and pick it up; He has merely to ask for it to get it.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petites économiesA penny saved is a penny earned; Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.Rate it:

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il ne tardera pas à venirIt will not be long before he comes.Rate it:

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il ne va que par sauts et par bondsHe only works by fits and starts.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'en alla tout à coupHe went away suddenly, abruptly.Rate it:

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il s'en faut de beaucoup que leur nombre soit completTheir number is far from being complete.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 se mettrait en quatre pour un amiHe would go through fire and water for a friend.Rate it:

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il se retira l'oreille basseHe went away crestfallen.\nHe went away with his tail between his legs.Rate it:

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il sèche sur piedHe is pining away.Rate it:

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il travaille à bâtons rompusHe works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il va de la cave au grenier1. He rambles in his talk. 2. He writes very unevenly (up and down).Rate it:

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il voudrait avoir le drap et l'argentHe would like to have his cake and eat it too.Rate it:

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il vous fera un mauvais partiHe will try and pick a quarrel with you so as to ill-use you, to do you harm.Rate it:

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il y a du haut et du bas dans la vieLife has its ups and downs.Rate it:

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il y a fagots et fagotsThere are men and men; All men are not alike.Rate it:

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il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvresThere is many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip.Rate it:

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il y a quinze ans jour pour jourIt was fifteen years ago to the very day.Rate it:

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il y avait quatre pelés et un tonduThere were only a few people and those of no importance; Only the tag, rag, and bobtail were there.Rate it:

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il y va rondementHe acts frankly and quickly.Rate it:

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illae sententiae iam pridem explosae et eiectae sunt (Fin. 5. 8. 23)those ideas have long ago been given up.Rate it:

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ils l'ont moulu de coupsThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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ils laissèrent tout à la débandadeThey left all at sixes and sevens, in confusion.Rate it:

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ils ne font qu'unThey are hand and glove together.Rate it:

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ils sont comme les deux doigts de la mainThey are hand and glove together, inseparable.Rate it:

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