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Ryan French Idioms

French Idioms

TermDefinition
A point nommé Timely
Un point d'orgue A highlight
Être mal en point To be in bad shape
(Se) prendre un râteau To get blown off
C'est nickel It's perfect
Autant que faire se peut As much as possible
Peu me chaut ! I do not care
Un amour platonique A platonic love
Etre sur la corde raide Being on a tight rope
L'erreur est humaine Human Error
Remuer / tourner le couteau dans la plaie Stir / turn the knife in the wound
Les tenants et les aboutissants The ins and outs
Le talon d'Achille The Achilles heel
De pied en cap From head to toe
La huitième merveille du monde The eighth wonder of the world
Une fine lame A thin blade
Faire main basse sur... Take control of...
Etre terre-à-terre Being down-to-earth
Le revers de la médaille The flip side
Tourner autour du pot Beat around the bush
Motus et bouche cousue lips are sealed
Se tirer la bourre To get away with it
Sans queue ni tête Nonsensical
Le libre arbitre Free will
Jeter l'éponge To give up
Avoir du sang de navet Have bad blood
Scier la branche sur laquelle on est assis Saw the branch on which you are sitting
En faire à sa guise Do it your way
Brûler ses vaisseaux Burn your ships
Comme un poisson dans l'eau Like a fish in water
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