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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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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.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 all foursOn one's hands and knees.Rate it:

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on n'attrape pas les mouches avec du vinaigreVariante de on n’attrape pas des mouches avec du vinaigre.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soifOn ne saurait contraindre un têtu à faire ce qu’il n'a pas envie de faire.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a pas soifIl est impossible de faire entendre raison à quelqu’un de têtu, de lui faire faire ce qu’il refuse de faire.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire boire un âne s'il n'a soifOne man can take a horse to the water, but twenty cannot make him drink.Rate it:

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on one's gamePerforming brilliantly; with optimum skillRate it:

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

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out of one's gourd.loony, batty displaying crazy, eccentric, erratic, or extreme ideas and expressionRate 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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par BélénosJuron inventé pour la bande dessinée Astérix le Gaulois, sur le modèle des jurons chrétiens.Rate it:

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par JupiterJuron inventé pour la bande dessinée Astérix le Gaulois, sur le modèle des jurons chrétiens.Rate it:

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passez-moi la rhubarbe, je vous passerai le sénéSe dit, en mauvaise part, de deux personnes se faisant des concessions mutuelles, qui ont l’une pour l’autre des complaisances intéressées.Rate it:

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peu importe que le chat soit noir ou blanc pourvu qu'il attrape les sourisPeu importe l'idéologie ou la nationalité des entrepreneurs et des investisseurs pourvu qu'ils contribuent au développement économique de la Chine.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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please eat mom's delicious apple strudelsA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of operations when calculating mathematical equations (² x / + -), in the PEMDAS order: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, SubtractionRate it:

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plumber's crackAny male that has his pants sliding down his butt and the top of his "cheeks" are showing.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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potius mori quam fœdariPlutôt mourir que faillir, devise des ducs de Bretagne.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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PPNinvocation de prière Priez pour nous. Elle se trouve fréquemment - par manque de place - sur ses médailles, ses statues, des calvaires ou des croix mortuaires.Rate it:

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

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puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

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put her there (pronounced put 'er there)something said to someone when extending one's hand, inviting you to shake hands with them in agreement or sympathyRate 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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qui peut le plus, peut le moinsQuiconque peut effectuer des tâches laborieuses et difficiles est capable d’en exécuter des plus aisées.Rate it:

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qui terre a guerre aQui a des terres, des biens, est sujet à avoir des procès.Rate it:

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qui trop écoute la météo, passe sa vie au bistroIl faut savoir prendre des initiatives pour réussir.Rate it:

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qui veut faire l'ange fait la bêteCelui qui veut être trop bon finit, sans même le vouloir, par avoir des côtés mauvais.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 voyager loin ménage sa montureIl est nécessaire de garder de l’énergie ou des provisions afin d’atteindre des objectifs difficiles.Rate it:

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qui vole un œuf vole un bœufQuiconque vole des objets de faible valeur finira par en voler de précieux.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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read 'em and weepWhen playing cards (usually poker) and the final hand is played, a person often shows their cards in anticipation of winning and boasts this phrase to brag that their hand is good enough to win that roundRate it:

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ressembler à l'âne de buridanNot to know what to do.Rate it:

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rien ne sert de courir ; il faut partir à pointIl est nécessaire de garder de l’énergie ou des provisions afin d’atteindre des objectifs difficiles.Rate it:

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rise above your raisin's (raisings)become better than how you were raised; "Rise above your raisin's" is how you pronounce the phrase because in southern expressions, the "g" sound in words ending in "ing" is usually not spoken); rise above your raisingsRate it:

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Rococo Gaëficol t'estimeMoyen mnémotechnique pour se souvenir de l'ordre des premières lettres de Paul de Tarse dans le Nouveau Testament.Rate it:

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sauf erreur ou omissionPhrase mise fréquemment au bas de documents contractuels, et signifiant « je ne suis pas responsable s’il y a des erreurs ».Rate it:

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

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se faire marronnerse faire porter pas des Marrons dans les Alpes, dans une ramasse.Rate 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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six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:

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