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il a le pied à l'étrierHe is ready to start.Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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buvez le coup de l'étrierDrink the stirrup-cup.Rate it:

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à franc étrierAt full speed. Rate it:

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boire le vin de l'étrierTo have one for the roadRate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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i'll be a monkey's uncle(often preceded by well) expressing complete surprise or disbeliefRate it:

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as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate 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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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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tirer une épine du pied à quelqu'unTo take a thorn out of some one’s side; To get some one over a difficulty.Rate it:

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c'est au pied du mur qu'on voit le maçonOn ne peut juger de la compétence de quelqu’un qu’en le voyant travailler.Rate it:

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de plain piedOn the same level (of rooms on the same floor, or on a level with the ground).Rate it:

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aller du pied (or, courir) comme un chat maigreTo be a good walker.Rate it:

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armé de pied en capArmed from head to foot, cap-à-pie.Rate it:

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au piedRappel à un animal par son maitre, de ne pas s’éloigner de lui.Rate it:

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avoir toujours le pied en l'airTo be always on the go.Rate it:

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c'est le piedC’est très bien.Rate it:

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être au pied du murNe plus avoir d’échappatoire, être contraint d’agir, ne plus pouvoir reculer.Rate it:

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faire huit kilomètres à pied, à cheval, en voitureTo walk, ride, drive, five miles.Rate it:

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faire un pied de nezto thumb one's noseRate it:

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haut le pied!Be off!Rate it:

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il a bon pied, bon œilHe is sound, wind and limb; He is hale and hearty.Rate it:

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il a fait un pied de nez (fam.)He put his fingers to his nose; “He cut a snook.”Rate it:

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il a le pied marinHe has got his sea-legs; He is a good sailor.Rate it:

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il a trouvé chaussure à son piedHe has found just what he wanted; He has found his match.Rate it:

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il a un pied de nez (fam.)He pulls a long face, looks foolish.Rate it:

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il est aisé d'aller à pied quand on tient son cheval par la brideIt is easy to stoop from state when that state can be resumed at will.Rate it:

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il m'a fait faire le pied de grue pendant deux heuresHe made me wait two hours for him; I was dancing attendance on him for two hours.Rate it:

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il ne sait sur quel pied danserHe does not know which way to turn.Rate it:

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il ne se mouche pas du pied (pop.)1. He is a man of importance; He gives himself airs. 2. He is no fool.Rate it:

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il sèche sur piedHe is pining away.Rate it:

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j'ai fait mon travail d'arraché piedI did my work straight off, without stopping.Rate it:

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j'en tirerai pied ou aileI will get something out of it.Rate it:

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je l'ai mis au pied du murI drove him into a corner; I made him decide one way or the other.Rate it:

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la mort l'a pris au pied levéDeath took him without a moment’s notice.Rate it:

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lâcher pied1. To lose ground. 2. To scamper away.Rate it:

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laissez-lui prendre un pied, il en prendra quatrese dit en parlant de quelqu’un qui est entreprenant et qui abuse de l’indulgence, de la facilité qu’on a pour lui.Rate it:

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le pied m'a manquéMy foot slipped.Rate it:

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lever le piedTo decamp (of a dishonest banker, etc.).Rate it:

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mettre (quelqu'un) à pied(fam.) To dismiss (a functionary); To deprive a cabman of his licence.Rate it:

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ne pas savoir sur quel pied danserTo be unsure of what to do.Rate it:

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