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on ne prend pas les mouches avec du vinaigreOn réussit mieux par la douceur que par la rudesse.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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parle à mon cul, ma tête est maladeSarcasme exprimant le déplaisir d’être face à un interlocuteur qui n’écoute pas.Rate it:

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passe encoreCela peut être admis comme réel, possible ou admissible. — Note : L'expression contient une idée de doute ou de réprobation.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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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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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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qu'à cela ne tiennePeu importe ; cela ne doit pas être un obstacle.Rate it:

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quand le singe veut monter au cocotier, il faut qu'il ait les fesses propresLors de la recherche d'un haut objectif, il faut être irréprochable.Rate it:

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que demande le peupleFaçon d’exprimer qu’on est satisfait, qu’on ne peut pas demander mieux.Rate it:

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qui ne dit mot consentLe fait de ne pas objecter alors qu'on en a la possibilité, peut être considéré ou interprété comme un consentement tacite.Rate it:

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qui se garde à carreau n'est jamais capotDicton de joueur de cartes qui vaut plus pour son euphonie que pour son intérêt dans une stratégie de jeu.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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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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s'y prendre comme un mancheÊtre maladroit, s’y prendre maladroitement, faire quelque chose en dépit du bon sens.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 ça tombeSynonyme de si ça se trouve. Donne à une éventualité une probabilité plus faible que « peut-être » ou « il est possible que ». S’emploie surtout à l’oral.Rate it:

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si tu le disInsinue que ce qui est dit doit forcément être vrai.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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stranger on the phoneDr. Greshun De Bouse's brilliant true account of a present-day angel in female human form who uplifts and changes lives of countless downtrodden men whom have never seen her, via telephone through the power of Biblical scripture and the Holy Spirit.Rate it:

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tel qui rit vendredi, dimanche pleureraOn ne peut jamais être sûr de triompher totalement.Rate it:

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testis unus, testis nullusUn jugement ne peut être rendu sur la base d'un témoin unique.Rate it:

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the measure of society is how it treats its weakest membersSocieties who help and take care of those who are the most in need are worth more than societies who don't or who even mistreat those who are in need--the least of them--much less help them.Rate it:

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the rain in spain stays mainly in the plainEnglish people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.Rate it:

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till the wheels fall offliteral meaning - to drive a car until it won't run any more; figurative meaning - dedicated to the end; indicates relentless effort, commitment to something until it is no longer viable/possible/usableRate it:

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tiny but mightysmall but powerful; something people say to express self-worth that even though they may be small they make up for it in being mighty; don't underestimate me/usRate it:

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to know and not to do is not to knowWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"Rate it:

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tous les chemins mènent à RomeIl existe plusieurs manières d’atteindre un seul et même but, même si certaines peuvent être plus longues et complexes que d’autres.Rate it:

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tout ce qui brille n'est pas orLes apparences peuvent être trompeuses.Rate it:

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toute peine mérite salaireQuelle que soit la nature du travail effectué, celui-ci doit être rétribué à sa juste valeur.Rate it:

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toute vérité n'est pas bonne à direIl vaut mieux parfois cacher la vérité, mentir par omission.Rate it:

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traduttore, traditoreUne traduction ne peut jamais être parfaite, et surtout peut parfois trahir la pensée originelle de son auteur.Rate it:

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trop bon, trop conExpression signifiant qu'à force d’être gentil l'on passe pour un ignare voire un faible.Rate it:

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trop, c'est comme pas assezAutant un manque de quoi que ce soit peut peut être insatisfant, autant une exagération ou une trop grande quantité peut être inconvenant ou inefficace.Rate it:

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trouble in river cityAn expression to indicate there is trouble somewhere/ Often said There's trouble in River City or "There's" is omitted, for shortRate it:

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un gêné, c'est un bossuPersonne ne devrait être gêné pour des choses qui n’en valent pas la peine. Seule quelque chose de grave mérite que quelqu’un éprouve de la gêne ou de la honte.Rate it:

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up in herehere; in this place; it doesn't mean "up" (higher) literallyRate it:

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vee have vaysThis phrase is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. It is an alternative pronunciation with a German accent and a shortened version of the movie quote "We have ways of making you talk."Rate it:

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vee have vays of making you talkThis is a German accent version of the American movie quote "We have ways of making you talk." It is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies.Rate it:

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voyez-vous çaInterjection marquant une certaine surprise, qui peut aussi bien être admirative, incrédule, que scandalisée.Rate it:

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wait and seeExpression anglaise signifiant « attendez et voyez » pour encourager une personne à être patiente.Rate it:

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we have waysA shortened version of "We have ways of making you talk." Usually said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. Also pronounced as "Vee have vays" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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we have ways of making you talkThis movie quote is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies; also pronounced as "Vee have vays of making you talk" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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what a crock!An exclamation of disbelief; calling someone a liar; saying that someone didn't have the right to say or do something; indicating that something isn't fair or right; short version of "What a crock of bull shit!" or "What a crock of bull!" or "What a crock of shit!" or "That's bull! or "That's bullshit"Rate it:

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