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question		réponse
donkey's years commencer à apprendre		a long time
kill two birds with one stone commencer à apprendre		achieve two things with one action
let the cat out of the bag commencer à apprendre		reveal a secret
like water off a duck's back commencer à apprendre		having no effect
make a fool of yourself commencer à apprendre		make oneself look stupid
make a mountain out of a molehill commencer à apprendre		cause a fuss about a trivial matter
no room to swing a cat commencer à apprendre		no room at all
play cat and mouse with sb commencer à apprendre		keep sb in a state of uncertain expectation treating them alternatively cruellu and kindly
put the cat among the pigeons commencer à apprendre		cause trouble/ controversy
rain cats and dogs commencer à apprendre		rain heavily
swim like a fish commencer à apprendre		swim very well
talk the hind leg off a donkey commencer à apprendre		talk for a long time, uninterrupted
the rat race commencer à apprendre		the competitive nature of modern urban life
until the cows come home commencer à apprendre		for a long time
mutton dressed as lamb commencer à apprendre		dress in a style younger than / inappropriate to your age
sour grapes commencer à apprendre		say unpleasant comments because of jelaousy
sweet tooth commencer à apprendre		enjoy eating sweet things
get nowhere fast commencer à apprendre		make no/ little progress
pay sb's way commencer à apprendre		contribute your share of a bil/budget
white-collar job commencer à apprendre		office/clerical work
fly on the wall commencer à apprendre		see/hear sth in a situation which does not involve you
achilles heel commencer à apprendre		weakest point of sb's character
wash sb's hands of sb commencer à apprendre		refuse to be involved with sb
a pain in the neck commencer à apprendre		annoying person/thing
be all fingers and thumbs commencer à apprendre		be awkward, clumsy
get cold feet commencer à apprendre		lose courage to do sth
give sb cold shoulder commencer à apprendre		ignore/ shun sb
have a cheek / nerve commencer à apprendre		act/ speak boldly or impudently
have a sharp tongue commencer à apprendre		tend to say unkind or hurtful things
have an eye for sth commencer à apprendre		be a good judge of sth
look down one's nose at sth/sb commencer à apprendre		feel/ act superior to sb
lose one's head commencer à apprendre		lose self-control
put one's heart and soul into sth commencer à apprendre		be devoted to sth
tongue-in-cheek commencer à apprendre		not serious, ironic
tooth and nail commencer à apprendre		fiercely
turn a blind eye to sth commencer à apprendre		ignore
not lose any sleep over sth commencer à apprendre		not worry about sth
jack of all trades commencer à apprendre		sb who is able to do a variety of jobs
a storm in a teacup commencer à apprendre		a lot of fuss about sth that is not important
bring sth home to sb commencer à apprendre		make sb understand how important/ serious sth is
bite off more than you can chew commencer à apprendre		try to do sth which is too difficult
in clover commencer à apprendre		living a luxurious / comfortable life
face the music commencer à apprendre		be criticised/ punished for sth you have done

idioms/ fixed phrases 8

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