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question		réponse
all along commencer à apprendre		from the beginning
all but commencer à apprendre		nearly, almost
all in commencer à apprendre		exhausted
all in all commencer à apprendre		when everything is considered
all the same commencer à apprendre		yet, however
all told commencer à apprendre		altogether
be the apple of sb's eye commencer à apprendre		to be very precious to sb
be up in arms commencer à apprendre		to be very angry
for all commencer à apprendre		in spite of
for all i care commencer à apprendre		I don't care
for all i know commencer à apprendre		as far as i know
in the act of commencer à apprendre		while performing the act of
in the air commencer à apprendre		uncertain
make allowances for commencer à apprendre		to take weaknesses into consideration
make amends for commencer à apprendre		to try to counteract a past action
of all people commencer à apprendre		used to express annoyance
on accout of commencer à apprendre		because of
on no accout commencer à apprendre		under no circumstances
on the air commencer à apprendre		broadcasting
on the alert commencer à apprendre		watchful and prepared
on this account commencer à apprendre		for this reason
whet sb's appetite commencer à apprendre		to make sb eager to have/experience more
above board commencer à apprendre		honest
bark up the wrong tree commencer à apprendre		to make a mistake
be full of beans commencer à apprendre		to be very lively
be in the black books commencer à apprendre		not very popular
beat about/around the bush commencer à apprendre		to avoid saying what one means directly
behind bars commencer à apprendre		in prison
big headed commencer à apprendre		boastful
black and blue all over commencer à apprendre		covered with bruises
blessing in disguise commencer à apprendre		sth which appears bad at first but then turns out well
blue-eyed boy commencer à apprendre		favourite
bolt from the blue commencer à apprendre		suddenly
brainwave commencer à apprendre		sudden clear idea
break even commencer à apprendre		to show neither loss nor profit
browned off commencer à apprendre		bored
butter the boss up commencer à apprendre		to flatter sb
by and large commencer à apprendre		generally speaking
chip off the old block commencer à apprendre		sb who is very like one of his parents
cost a bomb commencer à apprendre		very expensive
deal a blow to commencer à apprendre		to damage one's hopes
drive a hard bargain commencer à apprendre		to be a tough businessman
drop a brick commencer à apprendre		to say sth tactlessly
get your own back commencer à apprendre		to take/get revenge
have a bee in one's bonnet commencer à apprendre		to have an obsession about sth
in cold blood commencer à apprendre		done deliberately
in the balance commencer à apprendre		uncertain
kick the bucket commencer à apprendre		to die
lay bare commencer à apprendre		to make public
make a clean breast of commencer à apprendre		to confess
make one's blood boil commencer à apprendre		to cause sb to become very angry
on the spur of the moment commencer à apprendre		without thinking about sth
ring a bell commencer à apprendre		to remind sb of sth
see the back of commencer à apprendre		to be glad to see sb leave immediately
wet blanket commencer à apprendre		dull person who spoils happiness
a close shave commencer à apprendre		a narrow escape
a wild-goose chase commencer à apprendre		a hopeless search
be on the cards commencer à apprendre		to be likely to happen
chair a meeting commencer à apprendre		to preside a meeting
cut sb dead commencer à apprendre		to ignore sb
different as chalk and cheese commencer à apprendre		very different
down in the dumps commencer à apprendre		not cheerful
down the drain commencer à apprendre		wasted; lost
go to the dogs commencer à apprendre		go to waste
have the cheek commencer à apprendre		to dare to complain
keep one's chin up commencer à apprendre		not to be discouraged
let sleeping dogs lie commencer à apprendre		to avoid mentioning the subject which could cause trouble
lost cause commencer à apprendre		hopeless situation
off colour commencer à apprendre		to look unwell
on the dole commencer à apprendre		receiving unemployment benefits
play one's cards right commencer à apprendre		to act cleverly
with flying colours commencer à apprendre		with great success
be dying for sth commencer à apprendre		to really want sth
be fit for commencer à apprendre		be good enough for
be flat out commencer à apprendre		to be very tired
be green commencer à apprendre		not to be experienced
cook one's goose commencer à apprendre		to end one's plans abruptly
fair and square commencer à apprendre		within the rules
fall head over heals commencer à apprendre		to fall in love quickly
feel one's ears burning commencer à apprendre		to be sure that sb is talking about you
get off the wrong foot commencer à apprendre		to argue
to give and take commencer à apprendre		compromise
have a frog in one's throat commencer à apprendre		inability to speak due to nervousness
have the gift of the gab commencer à apprendre		to be able to talk well
hear it through the grape-vine commencer à apprendre		to find out information indirectly
in a flash commencer à apprendre		very quickly
meet behind closed doors commencer à apprendre		to meet secretly
one's flesh and blood commencer à apprendre		family member
plenty more fish in the sea commencer à apprendre		many opportunities in life for love
put one's foot down commencer à apprendre		to insist
take sb for granted commencer à apprendre		to rely on sb to do things for you all the time
a bit of a dark horse commencer à apprendre		person with hidden abilities
be for the high jump commencer à apprendre		be in trouble
be in two minds about sth commencer à apprendre		not to know which of the two thing to do
be sound asleep commencer à apprendre		sleep heavily
before one can say Jack Robinson commencer à apprendre		extremely quickly
break the ice commencer à apprendre		to ease the tension when first meeting
eat one's heart out commencer à apprendre		to feel jelous
flog a dead horse commencer à apprendre		to waste time
fly off the handle commencer à apprendre		to become very angry
get the hang of it commencer à apprendre		to get in the habit of sth
grey matter commencer à apprendre		the brains; intelligence
hand in glove with sb commencer à apprendre		to be in very close contact with sb
have a job commencer à apprendre		find it difficult
have many irons in the fire commencer à apprendre		to have a lot of plans in progress
have one's heart in one's mouth commencer à apprendre		to be anxious
hold one's horses commencer à apprendre		to wait, be patient
ill at ease commencer à apprendre		embarrassed
like the back of one's hand commencer à apprendre		to know sth very well
make head or tail of commencer à apprendre		to understand
off the cuff commencer à apprendre		without preparation
stew in one's own juice commencer à apprendre		to suffer the consequences
straight from the horse's mouth commencer à apprendre		from the most direct source
act up commencer à apprendre		behave badly
answear back commencer à apprendre		to defend oneself
answear for commencer à apprendre		to be resposible for sth
answear to commencer à apprendre		to be under command of sb
back down commencer à apprendre		to cease to oppose
back out of commencer à apprendre		to withdraw from
back up commencer à apprendre		to support
be down with commencer à apprendre		be ill
be in for it commencer à apprendre		to be about to receive punishment
be in with commencer à apprendre		to be in favour with; share secrets with
be into commencer à apprendre		to take an interest in sth
be off commencer à apprendre		to cease to want or be interested
be out commencer à apprendre		to be absent
be up to commencer à apprendre		to do
bear on commencer à apprendre		to be relevant to
bear with commencer à apprendre		tolerate
bank on commencer à apprendre		to depend on
bear out commencer à apprendre		to support the truth of
become of commencer à apprendre		happen to
blink at commencer à apprendre		to show surprise
blow over commencer à apprendre		to stop
break away commencer à apprendre		to escape from captivity
break down commencer à apprendre		to fail to function
break through commencer à apprendre		to make a discovery
break with commencer à apprendre		to give up sth
brush up commencer à apprendre		improve by study
build up commencer à apprendre		acquire gradually
bring about commencer à apprendre		to cause
bring in commencer à apprendre		to introduce
bring off commencer à apprendre		to succed in
bring on commencer à apprendre		to cause an illness
bring round commencer à apprendre		to cause sb to regain consciousness
call at commencer à apprendre		visit briefly
call back commencer à apprendre		to ask to return
call for commencer à apprendre		to need, to demand
call in commencer à apprendre		to consult
call off commencer à apprendre		cancel
call out commencer à apprendre		to cause to go on strike
call up commencer à apprendre		to conscript
carry out commencer à apprendre		to fulfil or perform
chip in commencer à apprendre		to add one's share of money
be done for commencer à apprendre		to be ruined
come about commencer à apprendre		to happen
come by commencer à apprendre		to obstain sth
come down to commencer à apprendre		to be passed to sb
come in commencer à apprendre		to become fashionable
come into commencer à apprendre		inherit
come off commencer à apprendre		succeed
come round to commencer à apprendre		to persuade
come up commencer à apprendre		to grow
do away with commencer à apprendre		to abolish
do down commencer à apprendre		criticise
do out of commencer à apprendre		deprive of
do up commencer à apprendre		to fasten
cheat out of commencer à apprendre		to prevent sb from having sth in an unfair way
check up on commencer à apprendre		investigate sb's behaviour
cut back commencer à apprendre		to reduce
cut down on commencer à apprendre		to reduce (consumption)
draw in commencer à apprendre		to shorten(of days)
draw out commencer à apprendre		to extend
draw up commencer à apprendre		to come to a stop
drop off commencer à apprendre		to decrease
fall back commencer à apprendre		to retreat
fall in commencer à apprendre		collapse
fall in with commencer à apprendre		to agree to
fall on commencer à apprendre		to attack
fall out with commencer à apprendre		to quarrel
fall through commencer à apprendre		to fail to take place
feel for commencer à apprendre		to sympathise
fit up commencer à apprendre		to furnish
fly at commencer à apprendre		to attack (with blows or words)
fold up commencer à apprendre		to collapse or fail
head off commencer à apprendre		to prevent

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