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question		réponse
behind the scenes commencer à apprendre		in secret
come out of one's shell commencer à apprendre		gain personal confidence
does it show? commencer à apprendre		is it obvious?
give sb the slip commencer à apprendre		escape from sb
go for a song commencer à apprendre		be sold very cheaply
go without saying commencer à apprendre		be a foregone conclusion
hit the sack commencer à apprendre		go to bed
live out of a suitcase commencer à apprendre		travel often/ not have a permanent home
make quite a scene commencer à apprendre		become angry in a dramatic way
on a shoe string commencer à apprendre		on a very small budget
pull a few strings commencer à apprendre		use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
pull one's socks up commencer à apprendre		make a greater effort
sleep on it commencer à apprendre		think about sth
smell a rat commencer à apprendre		suspect that sth is wrong
spill the beans commencer à apprendre		reveal a secret/ the facts
stand in sb's way commencer à apprendre		prevent sb from doing sth
take... with a pinch of salt commencer à apprendre		not believe sth completely
the last straw commencer à apprendre		the last and worst episode in a chain of bad experiences
thick-skinned commencer à apprendre		insensitive
(by) trial and error commencer à apprendre		learning form one's mistakes
be ahead of one's time commencer à apprendre		have modern ideas
be (as) thick (as a brick) commencer à apprendre		be stupid
be tickled pink commencer à apprendre		be really pleased
come to a standstill commencer à apprendre		not progress/ stop
come to terms with commencer à apprendre		accept a difficult situation
for the time being commencer à apprendre		temporarily
in a tick commencer à apprendre		shortly, soon
in the nick of time commencer à apprendre		just in time
kill time commencer à apprendre		pass time while waiting sb/sth
lay the table commencer à apprendre		prepare/ set the table for meal
not be one's cup of tea commencer à apprendre		not suit one's taste
on second thoughts commencer à apprendre		having changed one's mind
out of turn commencer à apprendre		not in the correct order/time
paint the town red commencer à apprendre		have a great time
play truant commencer à apprendre		stay away from school without permission
put two and two together commencer à apprendre		arrive at the truth by looking at facts
red tape commencer à apprendre		unnecessary bureaucracy
take one's time commencer à apprendre		not to hurry
through thick and thin commencer à apprendre		whatever happens
touch and go commencer à apprendre		with uncertain result
be all very well commencer à apprendre		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be on the up and up commencer à apprendre		improve steadily
be up and about commencer à apprendre		have recovered from an illness
drive (sb) up the wall commencer à apprendre		make sb angry/ annoy sb
frosty welcome commencer à apprendre		unfriendly reception
get out of bed on the wrong side commencer à apprendre		be in a bad mood
get wind of commencer à apprendre		receive information about sth indirectly
give vent to commencer à apprendre		express sth freely
give way to commencer à apprendre		give in/yield
not hold water commencer à apprendre		not seem reasonable or in accordance with the facts
make a flying visit commencer à apprendre		make a quick trip
make waves commencer à apprendre		cause trouble
no/little wonder commencer à apprendre		not surprising
quick/slow on the uptake commencer à apprendre		quick/ slow to understand
set in one's ways commencer à apprendre		fixed in one's habits/ routines
speak volumes commencer à apprendre		be strong evidence of sb's feelings, merits etc
under the weather commencer à apprendre		depresse/ unwell
up and coming commencer à apprendre		likely to be successful
ups and downs commencer à apprendre		good things alternating with bad ones
wet behind the ears commencer à apprendre		inexperienced

idioms/ fixed phrases 6

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