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question		réponse
held in abeyance commencer à apprendre		halted temporarily: “The criminal charges are held in abeyance until...”
be of / have no fixed abode commencer à apprendre		be homeless: “The defendant, of no fixed abode, was remanded in custody”
out and about commencer à apprendre		outdoors / travelling from one place to another: “It’s good to see him recovering and out and about again!”
in the abstract commencer à apprendre		in a general way: “I’m not sure I can answer that I only thought about it in the abstract way.”
if its own accord commencer à apprendre		automatically
agree to differ / disagree commencer à apprendre		stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement
in arrears commencer à apprendre		in debt
cast aspersions commencer à apprendre		criticise
cost an arm and a leg commencer à apprendre		very expensive
be thrown off balance commencer à apprendre		be surprised / confused
on the ball commencer à apprendre		alert
below the belt commencer à apprendre		unfair / cruel
be beside oneself with anger / excitement commencer à apprendre		be extremely angry / excited: “He had shouted down the phone at her, beside himself with anger.”
bide one’s time commencer à apprendre		wait for a good opportunity
in the black commencer à apprendre		not owe anyone money
in the red commencer à apprendre		broke / owes a lot of money
blaze a trail commencer à apprendre		discover sth new: “Doctors in WW2 blazed a new trail in plastic surgery techniques.”
on the blink commencer à apprendre		not working properly (electrical equipment): “My tv has been on the blink all week, I should call a technician.”
go by the board commencer à apprendre		be rejected / ignored / no longer possible: “
cut to the bone commencer à apprendre		reduced to the smallest amount possible
out of bounds commencer à apprendre		forbidden / prohibited
pick someone’s Brain commencer à apprendre		ask someone for help
all but commencer à apprendre		almost / nearly
all in commencer à apprendre		exhausted: “I don’t think I can go out tonight I’m all in”
all told commencer à apprendre		altogether
for all commencer à apprendre		in spite of
of all people commencer à apprendre		“off all people I thought would lie you did?!”
all along commencer à apprendre		from the beginning
all the same commencer à apprendre		yet, however: “all the same, it seemed to be a quite good proposal”
all in all commencer à apprendre		when everything is considered
for all I know commencer à apprendre		as far as I know
for all I care commencer à apprendre		ion care
take sth into account commencer à apprendre		consider sth
on account of commencer à apprendre		because of
on no account commencer à apprendre		under no circumstances
in this / that account commencer à apprendre		for this / that reason
on the air / off the air commencer à apprendre		broadcasting / not broadcasting
in the air commencer à apprendre		exists but not talked about: “his future is still in the air, he doesn’t know if he wants to be a doctor or lawyer.”
up in the air commencer à apprendre		uncertain
clear the air commencer à apprendre		clear in suspicions and bad feelings
be up in arms commencer à apprendre		be very angry
on the alert commencer à apprendre		expecting sth / be on the look out

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