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question		réponse
on account of commencer à apprendre		because of
on the air commencer à apprendre		broadcasting
on the alert commencer à apprendre		watchful and prepared
take into account commencer à apprendre		consider sth
on this account commencer à apprendre		for this reason
whet sb’s appetite commencer à apprendre		make sb eager to have/experience more
above board commencer à apprendre		honest
bark up the wrong tree commencer à apprendre		to make a mistake
to be full of beans commencer à apprendre		to be very lively
be in the black books commencer à apprendre		not very popular
beat around the bush commencer à apprendre		aviod saying what one directly means
behind bars commencer à apprendre		in prison
big headed commencer à apprendre		conceited
black and blue all over commencer à apprendre		covered with bruises
blessing in disguise commencer à apprendre		bad at first, but the turns out well
blue-eyed boy commencer à apprendre		favorite
bolt from the blue commencer à apprendre		suddenly
brainwave commencer à apprendre		sudden idea
break even commencer à apprendre		show neither loss nor profit
browned off commencer à apprendre		fed up, bored
butter the boss up commencer à apprendre		to flatter sb
by and large commencer à apprendre		generally speaking
catch sb red-handed commencer à apprendre		caught while committing a crime
chip off the old block commencer à apprendre		be very like one of parents
cost a bomb commencer à apprendre		very expensive
deal a blow commencer à apprendre		damage one’s hopes
don’t hold your breath commencer à apprendre		wait for sb anxiously
drive a hard bargain commencer à apprendre		be a tough businessman
drop a brick commencer à apprendre		say sth tactlessly
feel in one’s bones commencer à apprendre		feel instinctively
get your own back commencer à apprendre		get revenge
have a bee in one’s bonnet commencer à apprendre		have an obsession about sth
have butterflies in one’s stomach commencer à apprendre		be nervous about
in black and white commencer à apprendre		clear (in writing)
in cold blood commencer à apprendre		done deliberately (murder)
in the balance commencer à apprendre		uncertain
kick the bucket commencer à apprendre		die
lay bare commencer à apprendre		make public
make a clean breast of commencer à apprendre		confess
make one’s blood boil commencer à apprendre		cause sb to become angry
on the spur of a moment commencer à apprendre		without thinking
out of the blue commencer à apprendre		suddenly, unexpectedly
ring a bell commencer à apprendre		remind
see the back of commencer à apprendre		be glad to see sb leave
take the bull by the horns commencer à apprendre		take a bold step immediately
wet blanket commencer à apprendre		dull person who spoils happiness
piece of cake commencer à apprendre		very easy
red-letter day commencer à apprendre		very important day
wild-goose chase commencer à apprendre		hopeless search
be on the cards commencer à apprendre		likely to happen
be over the moon commencer à apprendre		be elated
call sb names commencer à apprendre		insult
chair a meeting commencer à apprendre		preside a meeting
crocodile tears commencer à apprendre		false tears
cross one’s mind commencer à apprendre		think of sth
cut sb dead commencer à apprendre		ignore
different as chalk and cheese commencer à apprendre		very different
down in the dumps commencer à apprendre		not cheerful
down the drain commencer à apprendre		wasted
get a bit hot under the collar commencer à apprendre		get upset, angry
get a problem off one’s chest commencer à apprendre		tell sb else about your problem
go to the dogs commencer à apprendre		go to waste
have the cheek commencer à apprendre		dare to complain
keep one’s chin up commencer à apprendre		not to be discouraged
let sleeping dogs lie commencer à apprendre		aviod mentioning a subject which could cause a trouble
lost cause commencer à apprendre		hopeless situation or case
off colour commencer à apprendre		look slightly unwell
on the dole commencer à apprendre		receiving unemployment benefit
play one’s card right commencer à apprendre		act cleverly
show one’s true colors commencer à apprendre		reveal one’s character
with flying colors commencer à apprendre		with great success
fair and square commencer à apprendre		within rules
gatecrasher commencer à apprendre		sb attending the party without an invitation
give and take commencer à apprendre		compromise
have the frog in one’s throat commencer à apprendre		inability to speak due to nervoussness
have the gift of the gab commencer à apprendre		be able to talk well
hear it through the grape-vine commencer à apprendre		find out about sth indirectly
in a flash commencer à apprendre		very quickly
one’s flesh and blood commencer à apprendre		family member
keep a straight face commencer à apprendre		manage to look serious
plenty more fish in the sea commencer à apprendre		many opportunities
take it easy commencer à apprendre		calm down
a bit of a dark horse commencer à apprendre		person with hidden abilities
be in two minds about sth commencer à apprendre		not to know what to do
be sound asleep commencer à apprendre		sleep heavily
be perfect image of sb commencer à apprendre		look exactly like sb
before one can say Jack Robinson commencer à apprendre		extremely quickly
eat one’s heart out commencer à apprendre		feel jealous
flog a dead horse commencer à apprendre		waste time
hand in glove with sb commencer à apprendre		be in very close contact with sb
have one’s heart in one’s mouth commencer à apprendre		be extremely anxious
hold one’s horses commencer à apprendre		wait
off the cuff commencer à apprendre		without preparation
stew in one’s own juice commencer à apprendre		suffer the consequences of one’s actions

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