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French Expressions

TermDefinition
Abandonner la partie To give up
aiguille dans une botte de foin needle in a haystack
accepter pour argent comptant to accept for cash, accept something too easily
afficher la couleur to make intentions clear
aimable comme une porte de prison friendly as a prison door
ballon d’oxygène balloon of oxygen, relief
balayer devant sa porte to sweep in front of his door, to correct yourself before you correct others
ça ne mange pas de pain it does not eat bread, it costs nothing, requires no maintenance
calmer le jeu calm the game, reduce tension
dans la dèche in the desert, in a desperate situation
dans la mélasse in the molasses, in an unfortunate situation
dans la foulée in the aftermath, immediately after
dans la fleur de l’âge in youth
dans le feu de l’action in the heat of the moment
écrire comme un chat write like a cat, bad handwriting
étouffer dans l’oeuf to choke in the egg, to prevent something from happening
éclairer la lanterne de to light the lantern of, to help someone understand something
être au ciel to be in heaven, to be happy
être bien dans ses baskets to be well in his sneakers - to behave while at ease
être bien loti to be well off, to be favoured by fate
gagner du terrain to gain ground, growing, spreading
gagner le gros lot to win the jackpot, to have a lot of luck
haut de gamme high end, first class
heure de pointe rush hour
haut en couleur high in colour, picturesque
haut la main easily
haut comme trois pommes three apples tall, short
heureux comme un poisson (dans l’eau) happy as a fish in the water, satisfied and quiet
idée fixe fixed idea, obsession
idées noires dark thoughts, pessimism
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