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question		réponse
stop wasting your time talking about the matter that cannot be settled the way you would like it commencer à apprendre		flog a dead horse
someone tends to make plans that can never be fulfilled commencer à apprendre		build castles in the air
something doesn’t sound true commencer à apprendre		hold water
celebrate something commencer à apprendre		paint the town red
achieved the required level of knowledge commencer à apprendre		All the students made the grade and were complimented on by their teachers
feel scared commencer à apprendre		get cold feet
experience hardship, especially financial commencer à apprendre		feel the pinch
do something that is considered to be impossible commencer à apprendre		Trying to convince the management to change their policy is like squaring the circle
to challenge someone's statement or threat because it is not believed commencer à apprendre		call somebody’s bluff
The amount you’ve been arguing about is not worth the squabble commencer à apprendre		Stop splitting hairs
do something innovative commencer à apprendre		break new ground in biotechnology
conform to another's actions commencer à apprendre		follow suit
make a great effort to think of or remember something commencer à apprendre		Jenny racked her brains but could not remember which magazine she had seen the advertisement in
be in such a desperate situation as to resort to even the most unlikely means of salvation commencer à apprendre		clutch at straws
make an extraordinarily strenuous effort to do something commencer à apprendre		i sweated blood over it
to try to settle a disagreement or dispute with words intended to placate or pacify those involved commencer à apprendre		manage to put oil on the troubled waters
have a private reason for doing or being involved in something commencer à apprendre		have an axe to grind
to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing commencer à apprendre		pick holes in somebody’s reasoning
make an indiscreet or embarrassing remark (informal british) commencer à apprendre		I realized I had dropped a brick by asking Mrs Hobson about her son’s name
closed the business commencer à apprendre		put up the shutters
failed to obtain what one has been striving for commencer à apprendre		draw a blank
gain riches in a dishonest way commencer à apprendre		feather one’s nest
give up participation in an unprofitable activity commencer à apprendre		cut one’s losses
be fired from work commencer à apprendre		get the chop
start doing something before the set time commencer à apprendre		jump the gun
start behaving better commencer à apprendre		turn over a new leaf
to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people commencer à apprendre		chip on the shoulder
prevent someone from carrying out a plan (British) commencer à apprendre		put a spoke in their wheel
rise in status or wealth commencer à apprendre		come up in the world
idk lmao commencer à apprendre		cast a wide net

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