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question		réponse
a bear with a sore head commencer à apprendre		irritated/bad mood
a bit of a dark horse commencer à apprendre		person with hidden abilities
a bitter pill to swallow commencer à apprendre		a difficult fact to accept
a different kettle of fish commencer à apprendre		a totally different situation etc from the one just mentioned
a dog's life commencer à apprendre		a difficult, hard life
a fish out of water commencer à apprendre		somebody who feels uncomfortable
a long shot commencer à apprendre		a wild guess/a risk
a memory like sieve commencer à apprendre		a poor memory
a night owl commencer à apprendre		person who enjoys staying up late
a pain in the neck commencer à apprendre		annoying person/thing
a piece of cake commencer à apprendre		something very easy to do
a red rug to bull commencer à apprendre		action, comment, etc. liable to provoke somebody
a red-letter day commencer à apprendre		a very important day
a sitting duck commencer à apprendre		an easy target
a storm in a teacup commencer à apprendre		a lot of fuss about something that is not important
a wild-goose chase commencer à apprendre		a hopeless search
above board commencer à apprendre		honest
Achilles heel commencer à apprendre		weakest point of somebody's character
against all odds commencer à apprendre		despite the difficulties
agree to disagree commencer à apprendre		stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement
all along commencer à apprendre		from the beginning until now
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; in total
an old wives’ tale commencer à apprendre		false believe
an unknown quantity commencer à apprendre		person or thing that one has no experience of
as a last resort commencer à apprendre		when all else has failed
as the crow flies commencer à apprendre		in a direct line/by a direct route
at close quarters commencer à apprendre		from a short distance
at large commencer à apprendre		free, not caught
at the cutting edge commencer à apprendre		at the forefront of
bark up the wrong tree commencer à apprendre		have a false idea about something
be ahead of one’s time commencer à apprendre		have modern ideas
be all at sea commencer à apprendre		be in a state of confusion
be all fingers and thumbs commencer à apprendre		be awkward, clumsy
be all very well commencer à apprendre		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be as busy as a bee commencer à apprendre		very busy
be as thick as a brick commencer à apprendre		be stupid
be beside oneself with anger commencer à apprendre		to be extremely angry
be born yesterday commencer à apprendre		be easily decieved/ naive
be broke commencer à apprendre		have no/very little money
be caught red-handed commencer à apprendre		be caught while commiting a crime
be dying for something commencer à apprendre		really want something
be fit for commencer à apprendre		be good enough for
be for the high jump commencer à apprendre		about to be punished
be full of beans commencer à apprendre		be very lively
be green commencer à apprendre		be inexperimenced
be in a quandary commencer à apprendre		be confused; undecided
be in somebody's black books commencer à apprendre		out of favour
be in somebody's shoes commencer à apprendre		be in somebody's position
be in the dark about something commencer à apprendre		be unaware of something
be in the doghouse commencer à apprendre		be out of favour, in trouble
be in the know commencer à apprendre		be well-informed
be in the same boat commencer à apprendre		be in the same (usually bad) situation
be in two minds about something commencer à apprendre		not be able to decide about something
be on the cards commencer à apprendre		be likely to happen
be on the defensive commencer à apprendre		protect oneself because one feels insecure or threatened
be on the up and up commencer à apprendre		improve steadily
be out of practice commencer à apprendre		lacking practice
be over the moon commencer à apprendre		be elated
be second to none commencer à apprendre		be the best
be sound asleep commencer à apprendre		sleep deeply
be the apple of somebody's eye commencer à apprendre		be very precious to somebody, be somebody's favourite
be the perfect image of somebody commencer à apprendre		look exactly like somebody
be the splitting image of somebody commencer à apprendre		look exactly like somebody
be thrown of balance commencer à apprendre		be surprised
be up and about commencer à apprendre		have recovered from the illness
be up in arms commencer à apprendre		be very angry
be worn out commencer à apprendre		be very tired
be/get soaked to the skin commencer à apprendre		be/get very wet
be/have a close shave commencer à apprendre		barely avoid an accident/a bad situation
bear fruit commencer à apprendre		be successful
beat about/around the bush commencer à apprendre		avoid saying what one means directly
beat somebody black and blue commencer à apprendre		hit somebody repeatedly until bruised
before one can say Jack Robinson commencer à apprendre		extremely quickly
beg the question commencer à apprendre		makes people want to ask particular questions
behind bars commencer à apprendre		in prison
behind the scenes commencer à apprendre		in secret
below the belt commencer à apprendre		cruel and unfair
bide one's time commencer à apprendre		wait for a good opportunity
big cheese commencer à apprendre		person with important job/position
big-headed commencer à apprendre		conceited; boastful
bite off more than somebody can chew commencer à apprendre		try to do something which is too difficult
black and blue all over commencer à apprendre		covered with bruises
black tie commencer à apprendre		formal clothing
blaze a trail commencer à apprendre		discover something new
blessing in disguise commencer à apprendre		something which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
blow a fuse commencer à apprendre		become very angry
blue-eyed boy commencer à apprendre		a favoured person
bolt from the blue commencer à apprendre		suddenly
brainwave commencer à apprendre		sudden clear idea/thought
break even commencer à apprendre		show neither profit nor loss
break the ice commencer à apprendre		ease the tension when one first meets people
bring something home to somebody commencer à apprendre		make somebody understand how important or serious something is
bring the one's knees commencer à apprendre		destroy, humble
browned off commencer à apprendre		fed up/bored
bury one's head in the sand commencer à apprendre		avoid or ignore reality/responsibility
butter somebody up commencer à apprendre		flatter somebody
by and large commencer à apprendre		generally speaking
by definition commencer à apprendre		having a quality simply because of what it is
by force of habit commencer à apprendre		used to doing something without thinking
by trial and error commencer à apprendre		learning from one's mistakes
call it quits commencer à apprendre		give up/stop
call somebody names commencer à apprendre		insult somebody
cast aspersions commencer à apprendre		criticise
catch somebody red-handed commencer à apprendre		be caught while committing a crime
chair a meeting commencer à apprendre		preside over a meeting
chip off the old block commencer à apprendre		somebody who is very like one of his parents
chop and change commencer à apprendre		keep changing (your mind)
claim to fame commencer à apprendre		thing which makes somebody unusual
clear the air commencer à apprendre		remove suspection/bad feelings
come clean commencer à apprendre		admit the truth
come out of one's shell commencer à apprendre		gain personal confidence
come to a head commencer à apprendre		reach a critical point
come to a standstill commencer à apprendre		not progress/stop
come to terms with commencer à apprendre		accept a difficult situation
come to the fore commencer à apprendre		become important or popular
come to the point commencer à apprendre		reach the main point in a discussion
cook one's goose commencer à apprendre		end one's plan abruptly
cost a bomb commencer à apprendre		very expensive
cost an arm and a leg commencer à apprendre		be very expensive
cramp one's style commencer à apprendre		restrict one's behaviour in some way
crocodile tears commencer à apprendre		false tears
cross one’s mind commencer à apprendre		think of something
cry over spilt milk commencer à apprendre		greive over something that can't be put right
cut corners commencer à apprendre		be less thorought
cut somebody dead commencer à apprendre		ignore somebody
cut somebody to be quick commencer à apprendre		deeply hurt somebody's feelings
cut to the bone commencer à apprendre		reduced to the minimum
deal a blow to commencer à apprendre		damage one's hopes
different as chalk and cheese commencer à apprendre		totally different
does it show? commencer à apprendre		is it obvious?
dog eat dog commencer à apprendre		ruthless competition, rivalry
dog-eared commencer à apprendre		(of books) with the corners bent and turned down through use
don’t give up your day job commencer à apprendre		continue to do something you know rather than trying something new
don't hold your breath commencer à apprendre		don't wait for somebody/something anxiously
donkey work commencer à apprendre		boring, monotonous work
donkey's years commencer à apprendre		a long time
down in the dumps commencer à apprendre		depressed/miserable
down the drain commencer à apprendre		wasted, lost
drive a hard bargain commencer à apprendre		be a tough businessman
drive somebody up the wall commencer à apprendre		make somebody angry/annoy somebody
drop a brick commencer à apprendre		say something tactlessly
drop somebody a line commencer à apprendre		send somebody a letter
ease off commencer à apprendre		reduce in degree, speed or intensity
eat one’s heart out commencer à apprendre		feel jealous/sad about something
every nook and cranny commencer à apprendre		everywhere

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