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mesurer les autres à son auneTo measure other people’s peck by one’s own bushel.Rate it:

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mettre de l'eau dans son vin(fig.) To come down a peg.Rate it:

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mettre de l'eau dans son vinto moderate one's impetuosityRate it:

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mettre les rieurs de son côtéTo turn the laugh against a man.Rate it:

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mieux vaut laisser son enfant morveux que lui arracher le nezIl est sage de tolérer un petit mal, lorsqu’on risque, en voulant y remédier, d’en causer un plus grand.Rate it:

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nul n'est prophète en son paysOn a ordinairement moins de succès en son pays qu’ailleurs ; c’est parmi les siens qu’on a le moins de chances d’être cru, qu’on en impose le moins.Rate it:

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on ne peut contenter tout le monde et son pèreOne cannot satisfy everybody, all the world and his wife.Rate it:

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only sonA sole male child among multiple siblings.Rate it:

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only sonUsed other than as an idiom: see only, son.Rate it:

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parler tout son soûl (pop.)To speak to one’s heart’s content.Rate it:

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payer son écotTo pay one’s share (scot).Rate it:

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perdre son sang-froidto lose one's cool; to lose one's headRate it:

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petit à petit l'oiseau fait son nidLittle strokes fell great oaks. Rate it:

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petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nidEn avançant par petites étapes, avec de la patience et de la persévérance, on atteint son but.Rate it:

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pour un point (or, faute d'un point) martin perdit son âneFor want of a nail the shoe was lost (or, the miller lost his mare); Be careful of trifles.Rate it:

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prendre son élanTo take one’s spring (before a jump).Rate it:

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qui aime bertrand, aime son chienLove me, love my dog.Rate it:

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qui compte sans son hôte compte deux foisHe who reckons without his host must reckon again; Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. Rate it:

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qui n'entend qu'une cloche n'entend qu'un sonOne should hear both sides of a question.Rate it:

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qui n'entend qu'une cloche n'entend qu'un sonPour prononcer dans une affaire, il faut entendre les deux parties.Rate it:

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qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rageGive your dog a bad name and hang him.Rate it:

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qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rageOn trouve aisément un prétexte quand on veut se débarrasser de quelqu’un, on invente des torts à ceux qu'on veut sanctionner.Rate it:

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qui veut tuer son chien l'accuse de la rageVariante de qui veut noyer son chien l’accuse de la rage.Rate it:

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qui voit Ouessant voit son sangPhrase poétique toute faite illustrant les conditions de navigation difficiles en mer d’Iroise.Rate it:

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remplir son mériteTo act up to one’s reputation.Rate it:

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ronger son freinTo put up with annoyance in silence.Rate it:

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se tenir sur son quant-à-soiTo stand on one’s dignity.Rate it:

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son affaire est faiteHe is a dead man (of one dying); He is done for; He is a ruined man.Rate it:

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son assiette dîne pour luiHe pays for his dinner whether he is present or not.Rate it:

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son nom ne me revient pasI do not recollect his name.Rate it:

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son of a gunA phrase expressing surprise or learning about some some unexpected news.Rate it:

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son of soilFarmer who works in field.Rate it:

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son of the morningA traveler.Rate it:

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son père lui a coupé les vivresHis father stopped his allowance.Rate it:

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souffrez que je lui montre son bec jauneAllow me to show him he is a silly goose.Rate it:

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tomber de son haut(fig.) To be thunder-struck.Rate it:

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toute médaille a son reversThere is a dark side to every picture.Rate it:

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tremper son vinTo water one’s wine.Rate it:

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tricherie revient à son maîtreCurses, like chickens, come home to roost.Rate it:

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une vache n'y retrouverait pas son veauLocution désignant un grand désordre.Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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a boon and a baneSomething that is both a benefit and an affliction.Rate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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airs and gracesTo act in a pretentious or pompous manner; to put on airs and graces, derogatory term for one acting above their social status.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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and all thisUsed at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.Rate it:

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and so onIndicates that a list continues in a similar manner.Rate it:

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and then someUsed to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.Rate it:

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Banbury story of a cock and a bullA roundabout, nonsensical story.Rate it:

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between a rock and a hard placeHaving the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.Rate it:

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