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question		réponse
food for thought commencer à apprendre		sth to think about
whetted my (one's appetite) commencer à apprendre		to cause sb to desire sth, especially food
at a loss for words commencer à apprendre		unable to think of anything to say
make one's mouth water commencer à apprendre		to make sb keen to experience/taste more of sth
cut corners commencer à apprendre		to use a cheaper/easier method
in full swing commencer à apprendre		at a very lively stage/point
pull a few strings commencer à apprendre		to use influence to achieve sth
cannot hold a candle to commencer à apprendre		cannot be compared favorably with sb/sth
pick up the tab commencer à apprendre		to pay for sth
feast one's eyes on commencer à apprendre		to look with pleasure at sth/sb
not my cup of tea commencer à apprendre		not to be to one's taste
scraping the bottom of the barrel commencer à apprendre		to be left with/use the worst person/object
break the ice commencer à apprendre		to make sb relax/to get conversation started
in the soup commencer à apprendre		in trouble
turn one's stomach commencer à apprendre		to cause sb to feel sick/disgusted
casting pearls before swine commencer à apprendre		to offer sth good to sb who cannot appreciate the value of jt
it's no use crying over spilt milk commencer à apprendre		there is no point in regretting sth that has happened
sour grapes commencer à apprendre		negative attitude/bitterness because of jealousy
as dry as a bone commencer à apprendre		very dry
up to scratch commencer à apprendre		of the desired standard
start the ball rolling commencer à apprendre		to start an activity and encourage others to join in
the ball is in your/someone's court commencer à apprendre		you/someone else has to do sth now before any progress can be made
on the ball commencer à apprendre		quick to understand and react
off one's own bat commencer à apprendre		on your own initiative, without being asked to by anyone else
play ball commencer à apprendre		co-operate in order to achieve sth (usually in a negative context)
a level playing field commencer à apprendre		a fair situation where everyone has the same opportunities
play your cards right commencer à apprendre		to behave in the right way to achieve what you want
put/lay your cards on the table commencer à apprendre		to tell someone honestly what you think or what you plan to do
pass the buck commencer à apprendre		to blame someone or make them responsible for sth that must be done next
follow suit commencer à apprendre		to do the same as everyone else has just done
call someone's bluff commencer à apprendre		to make someone prove that what they are saying is true because yoy don't believe them
take the plunge commencer à apprendre		to do sth important or difficult that you've been thinking of doing for a long time
go back to square one commencer à apprendre		to go back to the beginning of a project, because previous attempts have failed
be wide on the mark commencer à apprendre		to be wrong or miss what you were trying to hit
do sth on the spur of the moment commencer à apprendre		to do sth suddenly, without planning

Idioms test 2

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