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little engine that could (the)a reference to a children's story about an engine that tried even when he didn't think he could succeedRate it:

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mettre un officier aux arrêtsTo put an officer under arrest.Rate it:

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mettre un tonneau en perceExpression liée au droit de forage, ou taxe, imposition relative au perçage et vente aux taverniers du vin des tonneaux percés.Rate it:

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mort aux vachesCri antimilitariste, anarchiste ou communard ; injure lancée aux forces de l’ordre.Rate it:

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mort aux vachesNom donné à un tatouage formé de 3 points qui indique un rapport conflictuel aux autoritésRate it:

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mort aux vachesNom vernaculaire de sardonia herba ou renoncule scélérate Rate it:

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ne fais pas à autrui ce que tu ne voudrais pas qu'on te fîtOn ne doit pas faire aux autres ce qu’on n’accepterait pas de vivre soi-même.Rate it:

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ne venez pas ainsi me corner aux oreillesDo not come and din it into my ears in that way.Rate it:

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news to methis is the first time I have heard that; something said after someone just told you something you didn't know before; often said like this: "That's news to me", "It's news to me" or for short, "News to me"Rate it:

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no time like the presentA shortened form of there's no time like the present; Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action.Rate it:

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nom d'une pipe en boisNom de Dieu.Rate it:

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not worth a hill of beanssomething is of no value; worthless; also said like this:didn't amount to a hill of beansRate it:

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nous fûmes trempés jusqu'aux osWe were wet to the skin.Rate it:

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oh, ye of little faithPointing out one's lack of faith; people sometimes leave the "O" or "Oh" out of the saying when they say itRate it:

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olly olly oxen freeA call in a children's game to say that players in hiding are free to come out.Rate it:

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on a découvert le pot aux rosesThey have discovered the mystery, the secret.Rate it:

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on all foursOn one's hands and knees.Rate it:

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on est pas chez méméS’emploie comme une interjection demandant aux interlocuteurs de surveiller leur conduite à l’extérieur de chez eux.Rate it:

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on le porte aux nuesThey praise him to the skies.Rate it:

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on n'apprend pas aux vieux singes à faire la grimaceOn n’apprend pas à quelqu’un ce qu’il sait par longue expérience.Rate it:

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on ne connaît pas le vin aux cerclesYou can’t judge cigars by the picture on the box.Rate it:

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on ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufsQuand on veut faire une chose, il faut se résigner aux risques qu’elle comporte.Rate it:

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on ne peut prendre aux cheveux un homme raséOne cannot get blood from a stone. Rate it:

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on ne prête qu'aux richesOn ne prête de l’argent à quelqu’un qu’à mesure de ce qu’il peut rembourser.Rate it:

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on ne prête qu'aux richesOn attribue aisément certains actes à qui a l’habitude de les accomplir.Rate it:

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on verra de quel bois je me chauffeThey will see what stuff I am made of.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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over/underAlso expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the gameRate it:

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pas de ça, LisetteExclamation employée pour mettre le holà à quelque chose, par exemple à un geste aux conséquences graves, irréparables.Rate it:

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pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over againdon't quit. keep tryingRate it:

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pigeon-toedTo stand, walk, or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot face toward each other and the knees also turn inward toward each other--like a pigeon's toes.Rate it:

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poil aux dentsLocution utilisée comme rime d’un mot se terminant par le son \ɑ̃\.Rate it:

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porter atteinte (aux droits de)To infringe (the rights of).Rate it:

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pot, meet kettleUsed to draw attention to hypocrisy; a reference to the saying, "pot calling the kettle black" (see under another entry: "pot calling the kettle black"; it's the same as saying, "that's true of YOU" (and mayor may not be true of me, or not as much)Rate it:

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prendre l'occasion aux cheveuxTo take time by the forelock. Rate it:

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primum non nocerePrincipe issu des textes hippocratiques, enseigné aux étudiants en médecine.Rate it:

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prudence est mère de sûretéIl faut faire attention aux conséquences de ses actes, agir avec prudence, pour rester en sécurité.Rate it:

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put outWhen someone is feels "put out". It means they did something they didn't want to do and now they feel "put out" about it...like being taken advantage of after they did it (begrudgingly).Rate it:

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quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue (or, il sort du bois)Speak of angels and you hear their wings; Talk of the devil, he is sure to appear.Rate it:

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qui donne aux pauvres prête à DieuQuiconque fait la charité sera récompensé par Dieu dans le futur.Rate it:

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rabelais jeta le froc aux ortiesRabelais was an unfrocked priest.Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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raise cainTo cause trouble; to behave in a disruptive manner; to make a problem; the phrase is actually "raise Cain" since Cain is a person's nameRate it:

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retourne aux aspergesS’emploie pour manifester avec virulence son agacement, sa désapprobation.Rate it:

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rire aux anges1. To laugh immoderately; 2. To laugh to oneself.Rate it:

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rire aux éclatsTo roar with laughter.Rate it:

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scaredy cata children's word for a person who is easily frightenedRate it:

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shut the front door!An exclamation of shock and/or disbelief; like saying, "No! Really?!" or "No way!" or "I don't believe it"Rate it:

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si tu veux la paix prépare la guerreIl faut aussi se préparer aux extrémités auxquelles on ne souhaite pas recourir. Pour se faire respecter, il faut être craint des autres.Rate it:

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sidepiecesexDescribes extra-marital or extra-relational physically intimate interaction with one other than one's spouse or longterm partner, with whom one also has some form of established relationship; term, song, and hastag by American Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe one of the acts in which her abusive ex-fiance may have been engaged, while absent from the home daily for 15 hours.Rate it:

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