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question		réponse
to keep an amount of money for a time in the future when you might need it commencer à apprendre		save for a rainy day
don't give up when there's still a chance you may succeed commencer à apprendre		never say die
don't put too much importance on just one thing, because if that fails you have nothing commencer à apprendre		don't put all your eggs in one basket
try again, don't give up commencer à apprendre		if at first you don't succeed, try try again
look after the details (monetary or other) and the larger issues will also be taken care of commencer à apprendre		take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
accept other people's actions, although they may have a different way of living than yours commencer à apprendre		live and let live
don't be ungrateful when you receive a gift commencer à apprendre		don't look a gift horse in the mouth
don't talk about your private problems in public commencer à apprendre		don't wash your dirty linen in public
before you do something, think of it commencer à apprendre		look before you leap
don't exaggerate the importance of something commencer à apprendre		don't make a mountain out of a molehill
plan your aims taking your abilities into consideration commencer à apprendre		cut your coat according to your cloth
if a criticism of you is true, accept it commencer à apprendre		if the cap fits, wear it
information about misfortune or trouble disseminates quickly commencer à apprendre		bad news travels fast
we are never satisfied with what we have commencer à apprendre		the more you have the more you want
success breeds further success commencer à apprendre		nothing succeeds like success
you must work yourself to get what you want and not depend solely on divine help commencer à apprendre		God helps them that help themselves
doing something all over again is the only way to learn to do it well commencer à apprendre		practice makes perfect
someone may do something bad and not be punished but that does not mean you're allowed to do bad things commencer à apprendre		two wrongs don't make a right
it's no use in worrying about something that you can't change now commencer à apprendre		don't cry over spilt milk
don't delay doing something that you can do immediately commencer à apprendre		don't put off to tomorrow what you can do today
if you have an opportunity to do something, do it before it expires commencer à apprendre		make hay while the sun shines
treat others in the same way as you would like to be treated commencer à apprendre		do as you would be done by
wait until a good thing you expect really happens before you make plans about it commencer à apprendre		don't count your chickens before they're hatched
don't worry about the problems before they arrive commencer à apprendre		don't cross your bridges before you come to them
someone who doesn't settle in one place rarely prospers commencer à apprendre		a rolling stone gathers no moss
people who are very quiet may be interesting commencer à apprendre		still waters run deep
if you eavesdrop someone saying gossips, you may hear something unpleasant about you commencer à apprendre		eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves
life is much more pleasant if we treat each other lovingly commencer à apprendre		love makes the world go round
what you do is more important than what you say commencer à apprendre		actions speak louder than words
too many people working on the same piece of work will spoil it commencer à apprendre		too many cooks spoil the broth
you blame the objects you use for your own mistakes commencer à apprendre		a bad workman blames his tools
being apart from someone that you love makes you love him even more commencer à apprendre		absence makes the heart grow fonder
success comes to those who prepare well and put effort commencer à apprendre		the early bird catches the worm
new boss makes changes commencer à apprendre		a new broom sweeps clean
dreams should be interpreted as the opposite of them commencer à apprendre		dreams go by contraries
even misfortune can benefit someone commencer à apprendre		it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
people stop respecting others when they know them very well commencer à apprendre		familiarity breeds contempt
to be deceived, cheated commencer à apprendre		to be taken for a ride
to take a nap commencer à apprendre		to have forty winks
to save money commencer à apprendre		to tighten one's belt
to reveal a secret commencer à apprendre		let the cat out of the bag
to make an embarassing mistake commencer à apprendre		to put one's foot in it
to become a better person commencer à apprendre		to turn over a new leaf
to be unable to decide about something commencer à apprendre		to be in two minds about something
they were stolen commencer à apprendre		they fell off the back of a lorry
to be an accountant commencer à apprendre		to cook the books
to be nervous commencer à apprendre		to have butterflies in one's stomach
to be very tired, exhausted commencer à apprendre		to be on one's last legs
to be very happy commencer à apprendre		to be over the moon
I can't be tricked, cheated commencer à apprendre		there are no flies on me
to be bald, have little hair on one's head commencer à apprendre		to be a bit thin on top
to suspect something wrong is going on - deception commencer à apprendre		to smell a rat
can't talk commencer à apprendre		to lose one's tongue
to be at the limits of one's endurance commencer à apprendre		to be at the end of one's tether
to have nothing to do commencer à apprendre		to be at loose end
to be frightened commencer à apprendre		my hair stood on end
I was very surprised commencer à apprendre		you could have knocked me down with a feather
I'll tell no one this secret, about this commencer à apprendre		my lips are sealed
to be in a routine, boring habitual behaviour commencer à apprendre		to be in a rut
to lose control of your emotions commencer à apprendre		to lose one's head
to lose one's temper commencer à apprendre		to blew one's top
to be very talkative, to be able to talk much commencer à apprendre		I have got the gift of the gab
to be good at gardening commencer à apprendre		to have green fingers
to be over the moon commencer à apprendre		to be tickled pink
can't talk due to nervousness commencer à apprendre		have a lump in one's throat
I was deceived commencer à apprendre		he led me up the garden path
to become very angry commencer à apprendre		to get hot under the collar
I forgot about it commencer à apprendre		it slipped my mind
they fired me, I was made redundant commencer à apprendre		I was given the sack
nosy commencer à apprendre		inquisitive, curious
down-at-heel commencer à apprendre		shabbily dressed
hard up commencer à apprendre		poor, short of money
big-headed commencer à apprendre		vain, conceited
cheesed off commencer à apprendre		fed up, bored
off one's head commencer à apprendre		mad, insane
all thumbs commencer à apprendre		very clumsy
dead beat commencer à apprendre		completely exhausted
keyed up commencer à apprendre		tense, excited
down-to-earth commencer à apprendre		sensible, practical
on the dole commencer à apprendre		unemployed
long in the tooth commencer à apprendre		old
pig-headed commencer à apprendre		stubborn
off colour commencer à apprendre		ill, not well
tight-fisted commencer à apprendre		mean, miserly
thick-skinned commencer à apprendre		insensitive, not easily offended
hair-raising commencer à apprendre		very frightening
look into commencer à apprendre		investigate
pass out commencer à apprendre		to faint
do up commencer à apprendre		decorate, modernize
call off commencer à apprendre		cancel
go out (fire) commencer à apprendre		stop burning
pass away commencer à apprendre		die
turn down commencer à apprendre		refuse
blow up commencer à apprendre		explode
look up to commencer à apprendre		admire, respect
get over commencer à apprendre		recover from
call on commencer à apprendre		visit
own up commencer à apprendre		confess
drop off commencer à apprendre		fall asleep
put off commencer à apprendre		postpone
give in commencer à apprendre		yield, surrender - poddać się
go with commencer à apprendre		match, suit
fall out commencer à apprendre		quarrel
food for thought commencer à apprendre		something to think about
a half-baked idea commencer à apprendre		badly thought-out
regurgitate commencer à apprendre		reproduce without thinking
put aside some time for oneself commencer à apprendre		keep time free
waste precious time commencer à apprendre		using time badly (not doing anything with your life)
live on borrowed time commencer à apprendre		survive after you would expect to be dead
can't afford to spend time doing something commencer à apprendre		don't have time to do something
a flash of inspiration commencer à apprendre		a clever idea that comes suddenly
bright commencer à apprendre		intelligent
dim commencer à apprendre		not very intelligent
shine at something commencer à apprendre		be especially good at something
construct (a theory) commencer à apprendre		develope (a theory)
support commencer à apprendre		help prove
fall down (e.g. an idea) commencer à apprendre		fails because of a particular reason
the foundation commencer à apprendre		basis
(make) a killing commencer à apprendre		(make) a big profit
launch an aggressive campaign commencer à apprendre		begin an intense series of actions
target commencer à apprendre		aim at
join forces commencer à apprendre		merge together
big cheese commencer à apprendre		an important, influential person
couch potato commencer à apprendre		a person who lives a sedentary lifestyle, never doing any exercise
loose cannon commencer à apprendre		an unpredictable person who may cause damage if he/she is uncontrolled
rotten apple commencer à apprendre		one bad person who has a bad effect on all others in the group
tough cookie commencer à apprendre		someone who is strong enough to deal with difficult or violent situations
wet blanket commencer à apprendre		a negative person who ruins other people's good times
get across commencer à apprendre		communicate your message clearly
come across commencer à apprendre		meet/find by chance
look up commencer à apprendre		search for information, e.g. in a dictionary
make up commencer à apprendre		invent, e.g. a story
carry on commencer à apprendre		continue
hold on commencer à apprendre		wait
watch out commencer à apprendre		be careful
work out commencer à apprendre		calculate something
yes-man commencer à apprendre		a person who agrees with bosses or people above him
whiz kid commencer à apprendre		a young person who is exceptionally intelligent and clever
busybody commencer à apprendre		a person who is interested too much in other's people's lifes
chatterbox commencer à apprendre		very talkative person who speaks too much
pain in the neck commencer à apprendre		very annoying person
dark horse commencer à apprendre		a person who reveals little about himself or his activities, especially one who has unexpected abilities or talents
old hand commencer à apprendre		old handa person who is skilled at something through long experience
set in one's ways commencer à apprendre		conservative person
black sheep commencer à apprendre		a member of a group who is considered undesirable, the bad person
life and soul of the party commencer à apprendre		a very social person
go downhill commencer à apprendre		go badly
find oneself at crossroads commencer à apprendre		having to choose one thing or another
go far commencer à apprendre		have a great future
reach the peak commencer à apprendre		become number one

English Metaphores&Words of wisdom+some phrasal verbs and words

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