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question		réponse
shelf life commencer à apprendre		a product usability period
mother tongue commencer à apprendre		one’s native language
night cap commencer à apprendre		an alcoholic drink before going to sleep
the rat race commencer à apprendre		a heavy competition for success
head start commencer à apprendre		a most useful advantage over someone
wild goose chase commencer à apprendre		a useless search for something
elbow grease commencer à apprendre		a hard manual work
home stretch commencer à apprendre		the ﬁnal part of a race, journey etc.
nest egg commencer à apprendre		money saved for future use
road hog commencer à apprendre		an inconsiderate driver
the jet set commencer à apprendre		an international high society
cupboard love commencer à apprendre		an aﬀection shown only to get something
razor edge commencer à apprendre		a difficult or dangerous position
hush money commencer à apprendre		money paid to keep facts secret
cleft stick commencer à apprendre		a troublesome situation
be all ﬁngers and thumbs commencer à apprendre		be awkward and clumsy and do things incorrectly
(they are) as diﬀerent as chalk and cheese commencer à apprendre		you are emphasizing that they are completely diﬀerent from each other
be a matter of life and death commencer à apprendre		to be very serious
ﬁght tooth and rail commencer à apprendre		to try very hard to get something you want
rack and ruin commencer à apprendre		a state of decay
be part and parcel of commencer à apprendre		to be a feature of something, especially a feature that cannot be avoided
the life and soul of commencer à apprendre		someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions
touch and go commencer à apprendre		something that is uncertain
spick and span commencer à apprendre		very clean and tidy (place)
bits and bobs commencer à apprendre		small things
doom and gloom commencer à apprendre		sad and tragic events: a feeling or attitude that things are only getting worse
kith and kin commencer à apprendre		people you are connected with, especially by family relationships
in dribs and drabs commencer à apprendre		arrive in small numbers over a period of time rather than arriving all together (people)
vim and vigour commencer à apprendre		energy and enthusiasm
best bib and tucker commencer à apprendre		best clothes that you wear on special occasions
come/go under the hammer commencer à apprendre		to be sold at an auction
square the circle commencer à apprendre		trying to do something that is very difficult or impossible
split hairs commencer à apprendre		to argue about small details of something
put a lid on (sth) commencer à apprendre		to keep something under control and stop it from increasing
talk shop commencer à apprendre		to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work
tell tales out of school commencer à apprendre		to share secrets, often knowing that doing so will cause problems for someone else
tan your neighbor's children's hide commencer à apprendre		to punish or discipline someone, typically harshly or physically
cook the books commencer à apprendre		to change numbers dishonestly in the accounts of an organization, especially in order to steal money from it
call it a day commencer à apprendre		to stop working for the day
hold water commencer à apprendre		to seem to be true or reasonable
break new ground commencer à apprendre		to do something that is diﬀerent to anything that has been done before
pull someone's leg commencer à apprendre		to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke
brave the elements commencer à apprendre		to go out in bad weather
show the ﬂag commencer à apprendre		to show support for the country, group, or organization that you belong to
chew the fat commencer à apprendre		gossiping or making friendly small talk

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