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question		réponse
Clear the air commencer à apprendre		remove suspicion/bad feeling
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
be the apple of sb's eye be sb's favourite commencer à apprendre		be very precious to sb
be up in arms commencer à apprendre		be very angry
for all commencer à apprendre		in spite of
for all I care commencer à apprendre		I don't care
for all I know commencer à apprendre		as far as I know
in the act of commencer à apprendre		while performing the act
in the air commencer à apprendre		uncertain
make allowances for commencer à apprendre		take special circumstances into consideration
make amends for commencer à apprendre		try to compensate for a past action
of all people commencer à apprendre		used to express annoyance/surprise
on account of commencer à apprendre		because of
on no account commencer à apprendre		under/in no circumstances
on the air commencer à apprendre		broadcasting (opp: off the air)
on the alert commencer à apprendre		watchful and prepared/on the lookout/expecting sth
take sth into account commencer à apprendre		consider sth
on this/that account commencer à apprendre		for this/that reason
whet sb's appetite commencer à apprendre		make sb eager to have/experience more
up in the air commencer à apprendre		existing, but not talked about
above board commencer à apprendre		honest
bark up the wrong tree commencer à apprendre		have a false idea about sth
be broke commencer à apprendre		have no/very little money
be full of beans commencer à apprendre		be very lively
be in sb's black books commencer à apprendre		be out of favour
beat about/around the bush commencer à apprendre		avoid saying what one means directly
behind bars commencer à apprendre		in prison
big-headed boastful commencer à apprendre		conceited
black and blue all over commencer à apprendre		covered with bruises
blessing in disguise commencer à apprendre		sth which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
blue-eyed boy/golden boy commencer à apprendre		a favoured person
(come as a) bolt from the blue commencer à apprendre		suddenly
brainwave commencer à apprendre		sudden clear idea/thought
break even commencer à apprendre		show neither loss nor profit
browned off bored commencer à apprendre		fed up
butter sb up commencer à apprendre		flatter sb
by and large commencer à apprendre		generally speaking
catch sb red-handed commencer à apprendre		be caught while committing a crime
chip off the old block commencer à apprendre		sb who is very like one of his parents
cost a bomb commencer à apprendre		be very expensive
deal a blow to commencer à apprendre		damage one's hopes
don't hold your breath commencer à apprendre		don't wait for sb/sth anxiously
drive a hard bargain commencer à apprendre		be a tough businessman
drop a brick commencer à apprendre		say sth tactlessly
feel it in one's bones commencer à apprendre		feeling sth instinctively
get one's own back commencer à apprendre		take/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 very nervous about sth
in black and white commencer à apprendre		in writing
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 very angry
on the spur of the moment commencer à apprendre		without thinking about sth
out of the blue commencer à apprendre		suddenly and unexpectedly
ring a bell commencer à apprendre		remind sb of sth
see the back of sb commencer à apprendre		be glad to see sb leave
take the bull by the horns commencer à apprendre		deal with sth boldly and directly
wet blanket commencer à apprendre		dull person who spoils people's happiness
a piece of cake commencer à apprendre		sth very easy to do
a red-letter day commencer à apprendre		a very important day
a wild-goose chase commencer à apprendre		a hopeless search
be caught red-handed commencer à apprendre		be caught while committing a crime
be on the cards commencer à apprendre		be likely to happen
be over the moon commencer à apprendre		be elated
call sb names commencer à apprendre		insult sb
chair a meeting commencer à apprendre		preside over 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 sb
different as chalk and cheese commencer à apprendre		totally different
down in the dumps commencer à apprendre		depressed/miserable
down the drain lost commencer à apprendre		wasted
get a bit hot under the collar commencer à apprendre		get angry, upset or embarrassed
get a problem off one's chest commencer à apprendre		tell sb else about your problem
go to the dogs commencer à apprendre		worsen
have the cheek commencer à apprendre		dare to do sth
keep one's chin up commencer à apprendre		not be discouraged
let sleeping dogs lie commencer à apprendre		avoid mentioning a subject which could cause trouble
lost cause commencer à apprendre		hopeless situation or case
off colour commencer à apprendre		look/be slightly unwell
on the dole commencer à apprendre		receiving unemployment benefit/social security
play one's cards right commencer à apprendre		act cleverly
show one's true colours commencer à apprendre		reveal one's real character
with flying colours commencer à apprendre		with great success
not count one's chickens before they're hatched commencer à apprendre		not assume sth before it happens
be dying for sth commencer à apprendre		really want sth
be fit for commencer à apprendre		be good enough for
be worn out commencer à apprendre		be very tired
be green commencer à apprendre		be inexperienced
cook one's goose commencer à apprendre		end one's plans abruptly
fair and square commencer à apprendre		within the rules
fall head over heels commencer à apprendre		fall in love quickly
feel one's ears burning commencer à apprendre		have a feeling that sb is talking about you
gatecrasher commencer à apprendre		sb attending a party, event etc without an invitation
get off on the wrong foot commencer à apprendre		argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship
give and take commencer à apprendre		compromise
have a frog in one's throat commencer à apprendre		inability to speak due to nervousness
have the gift of the gab commencer à apprendre		be able to talk well, persuasively
hear it through/on the grapevine commencer à apprendre		find out information indirectly
in a flash commencer à apprendre		very quickly
it's all Greek to me not easily understood commencer à apprendre		sth new or foreign
keep a straight face commencer à apprendre		manage to look serious under difficult circumstances
keep an eye on sth commencer à apprendre		guard/protect sth
meet behind closed doors commencer à apprendre		meet secretly
one's flesh and blood commencer à apprendre		family member
plenty more fish in the sea commencer à apprendre		many more opportunities in life for love
put one's foot down commencer à apprendre		insist on sth
put one's foot in it commencer à apprendre		make a tactless comment
take it easy commencer à apprendre		not work too hard/relax
take sb for granted commencer à apprendre		not appreciate sb
a bit of a dark horse commencer à apprendre		person with hidden abilities
be for the high jump commencer à apprendre		about to be reprimanded/punished
be in two minds about sth commencer à apprendre		not be able to decide what to do
be sound asleep commencer à apprendre		sleep deeply
be the perfect image of sb commencer à apprendre		look exactly like sb
before one can say Jack Robinson commencer à apprendre		extremely quickly
break the ice commencer à apprendre		ease the tension when one first meets people
eat one's heart out commencer à apprendre		feel jealous/sad about sth
flog a dead horse commencer à apprendre		waste time doing sth useless
fly off the handle commencer à apprendre		quickly become very angry
get out of hand commencer à apprendre		become out of control
get the hang of it commencer à apprendre		get in the habit of doing sth
go to one's head commencer à apprendre		make conceited
grey matter intelligence commencer à apprendre		brains
hand in glove with sb commencer à apprendre		be in very close contact with sb
have a job to do sth commencer à apprendre		find sth difficult to do
have many irons in the fire commencer à apprendre		have lots of plans/possibilities in progress at the same time
have one's heart in one's mouth commencer à apprendre		be extremely anxious about sth
have time on one's hands commencer à apprendre		have free time
hold one's horses commencer à apprendre		wait, be patient
ill at ease uncomfortable commencer à apprendre		embarrassed
keep sth under one's hat commencer à apprendre		keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses commencer à apprendre		compete with others in status/material goods
lend sb a hand commencer à apprendre		give help to sb
like the back of one's hand commencer à apprendre		be very familiar with sth
lose heart commencer à apprendre		become discouraged
make head nor tail of commencer à apprendre		understand sth
off the cuff commencer à apprendre		without preparation
stew in one's own juice commencer à apprendre		suffer the consequences of one's own actions
straight from the horse's mouth commencer à apprendre		from the most direct source
have sb's hands full commencer à apprendre		be very busy with sth
sth comes in handy commencer à apprendre		be very useful/practical
strike gold commencer à apprendre		come across sth useful
take sth to heart commencer à apprendre		take personally/be influenced by
take to one's heels commencer à apprendre		run away
the ins and outs commencer à apprendre		the details of an activity
the tip of the iceberg commencer à apprendre		small evident part of a much larger, concealed situation
at large commencer à apprendre		free, not caught
be in the know commencer à apprendre		be well-informed
bring to one's knees commencer à apprendre		destroy, humble
bury one's head in the sand commencer à apprendre		avoid or ignore reality/responsibility
come to a head commencer à apprendre		reach a critical point
drop sb a line commencer à apprendre		send sb a letter
fine kettle of fish commencer à apprendre		confused state of affairs
get rid of sth commencer à apprendre		give sth unwanted away
go to any lengths commencer à apprendre		do anything necessary to get sth you want
have kittens commencer à apprendre		be nervous/anxious about sth
keep one's fingers crossed commencer à apprendre		hope that sth will turn out well
keep oneself to oneself commencer à apprendre		live quietly, privately
make a killing commencer à apprendre		have a sudden, great success/profit
make light of commencer à apprendre		treat sth as unimportant
make/earn a/one's living commencer à apprendre		earn money
on the level commencer à apprendre		honest/sincere
pull one's leg commencer à apprendre		tease or trick sb
shed light upon commencer à apprendre		give new/further information
sleep like a log commencer à apprendre		be sound asleep
the life and soul of sth commencer à apprendre		the most lively and amusing person present somewhere
the lion's share commencer à apprendre		the biggest part/portion
turn over a new leaf commencer à apprendre		make a new start
with a view to doing sth commencer à apprendre		with the intention or hope of doing sth

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