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il a dit pis que pendre de vousHe said everything that was bad of you; According to him, hanging is too good for you.Rate it:

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il en sait trop longHe knows too much.Rate it:

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il est dur à la détente(fig.) He is close-fisted, a miser.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 était dit que j'arriverais trop tardThe Fates had willed that I should come too late.Rate it:

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il fait bien valoir ses coquillesHe praises his goods too much.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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ils étaient aux prisesThey had closed; They were at close quarters.Rate it:

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in bed withEngaging in a close mutually beneficial relationship, especially secretly and illicitly.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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in the reign of queen dickWhen pigs fly; never.Rate 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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iter obstruereto obstruct a road; to close a route.Rate 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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kein Wässerchen trüben könnenwouldn't hurt a flyRate 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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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 deux armées en sont aux mainsThe two armies are in close combat, have come to close quarters.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparably; in very close proximity.Rate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate 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 absent, soon forgottenLove fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.Rate it:

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

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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ma non troppoBut not too much.Rate it:

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manum (us) conserere cum hosteto come to close quarters.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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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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mit sozialistischem GrußA politically correct way to close a note or letter.Rate it:

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

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montrer le soleil avec un flambeauTo hold a farthing rushlight to the sun; To paint the lily.Rate it:

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multum esse cum aliquo (Fam. 16. 21)to enjoy close intercourse with... (of master and pupil).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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neck and neckVery close in progress, as in a race or contest.Rate it:

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neque id immerito (iniuria)and rightly too.Rate it:

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neque immerito (iniuria)and rightly too.Rate it:

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nodding acquaintanceA casual or partial familiarity; a relationship which is not close or fully developed; an inexact understanding (of something).Rate it:

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