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question		réponse
against all odds commencer à apprendre		despite difficulties
get the sack commencer à apprendre		be dismissed from one's job
in the offing commencer à apprendre		likely to happen
status symbol commencer à apprendre		possession thought to show sb's high social rank, wealth etc.
once and for all commencer à apprendre		for the last time
white elephant commencer à apprendre		useless/ unwanted possession
short and sweet commencer à apprendre		brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
out in the open commencer à apprendre		(of secrets) revealed, known
golden opportunity commencer à apprendre		the best chance to gain sth
out and out commencer à apprendre		complete, total
in public commencer à apprendre		in the presence of other people
get the wrong end commencer à apprendre		misunderstand completely
of the stick commencer à apprendre		what has been said
throw a party commencer à apprendre		have/ hold a party
take things to pieces commencer à apprendre		dismantle things
grease sb's palm commencer à apprendre		bribe sb
out of print commencer à apprendre		(of books) not available anymore
past one's prime commencer à apprendre		growing old/ not at your best
come to the point commencer à apprendre		reach the main point in a discussion
be out of practice commencer à apprendre		lacking practice
off the point commencer à apprendre		irrelevant
pop the question commencer à apprendre		make a proposal of marriage
part and parcel of commencer à apprendre		basic part of
out of the frying pan into the fire commencer à apprendre		from a bad situation to a worse/ similar one
a bitter pill to swallow commencer à apprendre		a difficult fact to accept
fall into place commencer à apprendre		become clear
by and large commencer à apprendre		to a great extent/ generally
larger than life commencer à apprendre		exaggerated
on its last legs commencer à apprendre		in a weak or poor condition/ needing replacement
lay it on thick commencer à apprendre		exaggerate
lay sb low commencer à apprendre		make sb ill or weak, confine them to bed
improve by/in leaps and bounds commencer à apprendre		improve/ increase very rapidly
do sth at length commencer à apprendre		take a long time to do/ do sth in great detail
follow/ obey to the letter commencer à apprendre		follow (e.g. instructions) exactly without question
on the level commencer à apprendre		sincere, truthful
make light of sth commencer à apprendre		treat sth as though it is not serious when in fact it is
bring into line with commencer à apprendre		make sth/sb comply with a standard/ behaviour
draw the line commencer à apprendre		refuse to do/ tolerate sth
put sth on the line commencer à apprendre		risk, endanger
be lost on sb commencer à apprendre		have no effect on sb/ not to be understood by sb
not for love nor money commencer à apprendre		by no means/ for no reason
like it or lump it commencer à apprendre		whether you like it or ot
leave sb in the lurch commencer à apprendre		abandon/ let sb down
as plain as commencer à apprendre		the nose on your face
as keen as commencer à apprendre		mustard
as fit as commencer à apprendre		a fiddle
as gentle as commencer à apprendre		a lamb
as light as commencer à apprendre		a feather
as miserable as commencer à apprendre		sin
as old as commencer à apprendre		the hills
as dull as commencer à apprendre		ditchwater
as pleased as commencer à apprendre		Punch

VE 8 idioms and fixed phrases +Ex 16/169

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