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il mène plusieurs affaires de frontHe carries on several schemes simultaneously; He has many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas courir deux lièvres à la foisYou must not have too many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas s'endormir sur le rôtiWe must keep our wits about us; We must not neglect our work; We must not be too slow over it; We must not rest on our laurels.Rate it:

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il ne faut prendre de son ami tout ce qu'on peutFriends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.Rate it:

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il se donne du bon tempsHe does not work too hard; He enjoys himself; He has a good time of it.Rate it:

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il se fait trop valoirHe brags too much.Rate it:

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il se plaint que la mariée est trop belleHe complains that he has got too good a bargain.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 y a beau temps que je ne vous ai (pas) vuI have not seen you for many a day.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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In the Nick of TimeJust on the right time, on the last minute, late but not too lateRate it:

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it's a long storyThe situation is too complicated or extensive to talk about.Rate it:

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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.Rate it:

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Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden EggsTo spoil something good with one’s absurd actions, intolerance and greedRate it:

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Kilroy was hereInserted in the manner of graffiti in many remote and difficult-to-access locations to mark the presence of American workers or military personnel.Rate it:

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Knee-High to a GrasshopperToo short and youngRate it:

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l'épée (or, la lame) use le fourreauThe mind is too active for the body.Rate it:

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la vérité comme l'huile vient au-dessusTruth will out; It takes a good many shovelfuls of earth to bury the Truth.Rate it:

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last minutePoint in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.Rate it:

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le beurre et l'argent du beurreone's cake and eating it too; two mutually exclusive things, such that one can only choose one over anotherRate it:

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le vin est tiré, il faut le boireYou have gone too far now to draw back; In for a penny, in for a pound.Rate it:

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les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivièresMany a little makes a mickle.Rate it:

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like a kid in a candy storeElated or excited as a result of having many options to choose from.Rate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate it:

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Live High Off the HogTo live in luxurious way, having many expensive things, to be affluentRate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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long armA pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.Rate it:

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ma non troppoBut not too much.Rate it:

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magnae copiae (not multae)a large force, many troops.Rate it:

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magno cum fletuwith many tears.Rate it:

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maille à maille se fait l'haubergeonMany a little makes a mickle. Rate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureGetting married too soon will lead to a bad marriage.Rate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureTwo things together too soon will lead to problems.Rate it:

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merci mille foisThanks a great many timesRate it:

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metooDeliberate misspelling of me too, used to indicate agreement.Rate it:

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miss the boatTo fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.Rate it:

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month of sundaysA very long time; too long.Rate it:

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muito obrigadathank you very much; many thanks; thanks a lotRate it:

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muito obrigadothank you very much; many thanks; thanks a lotRate it:

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multa (pauca) puncta in centuria (tribu) aliqua ferreto obtain many (few) votes in a century or tribe.Rate it:

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multa acerba expertus esthe has had many painful experiences.Rate it:

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multa et magna inter nos officia intercedunt (Fam. 13. 65)we are united by many mutual obligations.Rate it:

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multi viri docti, or multi et ii docti (not multi docti)many learned men; many scholars.Rate it:

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multis cum lacrimiswith many tears.Rate it:

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multis et illatis et acceptis vulneribus (B. G. 1. 50)after many had been wounded on both sides.Rate it:

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multis negotiis implicatum, districtum, distentum, obrutum esseto be involved in many undertakings; to be much occupied, embarrassed, overwhelmed by business-claims.Rate it:

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multis rebus or locisin many respects; in many points.Rate it:

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ne chassez pas deux lièvres à la foisDo not have too many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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