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il ne bat plus que d'une aileHe is almost ruined; He is on his last legs.Rate it:

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c'est la plus belle plume de son aile (or, le plus beau fleuron de sa couronne)It is the finest gem of his crown.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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être plus royaliste que le roi (plus catholique que le pape)To out-Herod Herod.Rate it:

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plus on désire une chose, plus elle se fait attendreA watched pot never boils.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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il faut que je parle, c'est plus fort que moiI must speak, I cannot help it.Rate it:

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pas plus que ça?; rien que ça?Is that all?Rate it:

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avoir du plomb dans l'aileto be in bad shapeRate it:

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battre de l'aileto go into decline, to wane; to be on the rocks, on the skidsRate it:

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il en a dans l'aileHe is winged (hurt).Rate it:

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

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le ministère a du plomb dans l'aileThe ministry is nearing its end, is winged.Rate it:

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le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

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plus c'est gros, plus ça passePlus un mensonge est important, plus ceux qui l’entendent se disent qu’il serait impossible que quelqu’un ait menti autant, et deviennent enclins à le croire.Rate it:

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plus il boit, plus il a soifEver drunk, ever dry.Rate it:

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plus on a, plus on veut avoirMuch would have more.Rate it:

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plus on est de fous plus on ritThe more the merrier.Rate it:

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qui plus sait plus se taitA still tongue shows a wise head.Rate it:

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qu'est-ce que c'est que c'est que çaEmployé pour dire plaisamment qu’est-ce que c’est.Rate it:

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qu'est-ce que c'est que ça que c'estEmployé pour dire plaisamment qu’est-ce que c’est.Rate it:

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il en sait plus d'une (fam.)He knows more than one trick; He knows a trick or two.Rate it:

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une heure plus tard dans les MaritimesSe dit lorsqu'une personne arrive ou réagit en retard par rapport aux autres ou par rapport à la situation. Note : L'expression est utilisée telle quelle, quel que soit le lieu dont il est question dans l'énoncé.Rate 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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chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foinSe dit en parlant d’une chose que l’on cherche, mais qui est très difficile à trouver, à cause de sa petitesse.Rate it:

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bête comme (un) chou (un pot, une cruche, une oie)As stupid as an owl.Rate it:

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brûler une station (une étape)To run through a station (or, a halting-place) without stopping.Rate it:

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chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foinTo look for a needle in a bundle (bottle) of hay.Rate it:

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donner une chandelle à dieu et une au diableTo try and keep in with both parties.Rate it:

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dormir comme une marmotte, comme un sabot, comme une souche, les (or, à) poings fermésTo sleep like a top, like a log.Rate it:

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elle est éveillée comme une petite souris (or, comme une potée de souris)She is as brisk as a bee.Rate it:

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on entendrait trotter une souris (or, voler une mouche)One could hear a pin drop.Rate it:

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une bonne fuite vaut mieux qu'une mauvaise attenteDiscretion is the better part of valour.Rate it:

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plus fait douceur que violenceKindness does more than harshness; More flies are caught with honey than with vinegar.Rate it:

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plus fin que lui n'est pas bêteHe who can take him in is no fool.\n It would take a smart man to deceive him.Rate it:

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cela ne se voit pas plus que le nez au milieu du visageSe dit d’une chose qui se voit beaucoup et qu’on s’efforcerait en vain de cacher.Rate it:

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faire plus de bruit que de besogneTo be more fussy than industrious.Rate it:

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il a eu plus de peur que de malHe was more frightened than hurt.Rate it:

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il est plus gênant que gênéHis free and easy manners are unpleasant to others, but he does not mind that.Rate it:

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