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n'avoir que la cape et l'épéeTo be titled but penniless (generally used of young officers who have nothing but their pay).Rate it:

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roman de cape et d'épéeA romantic, melodramatic tale (e.g. Dumas , Les Trois Mousquetaires).Rate it:

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qui vit par l'épée périra par l'épéeLa perte d’un homme provient souvent de son occupation principale.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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la plume est plus forte que l'épéeLes mots sont toujours plus forts que les armes. Le recours aux armes ne peut vaincre la liberté d’expression.Rate it:

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cape of good hopethe southernmost point on the continent of africaRate it:

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rire dans sa barbe (or, sous cape)To laugh in one’s sleeve. Rate it:

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rire sous cape (or, sous sa coiffe)To laugh in one’s sleeve (generally of women. See Barbe.)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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au fil de l'épéeTo the edge of the sword.Rate it:

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c'est donner un coup d'épée dans l'eauIt is useless trouble, an unsuccessful attempt.Rate it:

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c'est son épée de chevet1. That is his trusty counsellor. 2. That is what he is always talking about.Rate 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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nous poursuivîmes l'ennemi l'épée dans les reinsWe followed the enemy close at his heels.Rate it:

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passer au fil de l'épéeTo put to the sword.Rate it:

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qui porte épée porte paixOne sword keeps another in its scabbard; Si vis pacem, para bellum.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 n'est rien de tel que d'en avoirThere is nothing like money to make one respected.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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il s'en faut beaucoup que l'un ait autant de mérite que l'autreThere is a great difference in merit between the two.Rate it:

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'el que quiere celeste que le cueste (gt)*no pain no gainRate it:

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ce que c'est que de nous!What poor mortals we are!Rate it:

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ce que c'est que la vie!What a strange thing life is! What poor mortals we are! Rate it:

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ce que je sais, c'est que c'est un voleurAll I know is that he is a thief.Rate it:

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en español: dígale a la pastora rebeca que nos complace que ella se haya hecho cargo del ministerio.in English: Please tell Pastor Rebeca that we are please that she has taken over the ministry.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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fais ce que dois, advienne que pourraOn ne peut maîtriser tous les aspects d’un problème ; on peut seulement faire sa part de travail en espérant que cela suffira à résoudre ledit problème.Rate it:

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fais ce que dois, advienne que pourraDo your duty, come what may.Rate it:

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fais ce que je dis, pas ce que je faisSe dit à une personne dont le comportement n’est pas conforme à ses propres conseils.Rate it:

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faites ce que je dis, ne faites pas ce que je faisPhrase, devenue proverbiale, dite à propos de quelqu’un qui se dispense d’appliquer les conseils qu’il donne à autrui.Rate it:

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faites ce que je dis, pas ce que je faisVariante de faites ce que je dis, ne faites pas ce que je fais.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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o que é, o que éIntroduces a riddle.Rate it:

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

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quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime il faut aimer ce que l'on aIf you cannot get crumb you had best eat crust.Rate it:

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que lo quewhat's up, wassup, what is it, what it is, what is what it is, what is what, what are you doing, what's happening, what's going onRate it:

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que quiera, que no quieraExpresa que la cosa se hará de cualquier modo, convenga o no, sea aprobada o no.Rate it:

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qué quieres que le hagaExpresa conformismo con algo malo que ha ocurrido.Rate it:

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