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Idioms AVOIR

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avoir lieu to take place
avoir qqn dans sa peau to have someone under one's skin
en avoir marre to be fed up
en avoir assez to be fed up
en avoir par-dessus la tête to be fed up
en avoir ras le bol to be fed up (slang)
en avoir plein le dos to be fed up (slang)
en avoir pour son argent to get one's money's worth
avoir maille à partir avec qqn to have a bone to pick with someone
avoir le cafard to have the blues, to be depressed
avoir du toupet to have a lot of nerve
avoir horreur de qqch to detest something, loathe something
avoir le cœur sur la main to be generous
avoir toujours le mot pour rire to be a real joker, have a good sense of humor
n'avoir ni queue ni tête to make no sense
avoir bonne/mauvaise mine to look good/bad (usually refers to health)
avoir hâte de fair qqch to be impatient/in a rush to do something
avoir des complexes to have hang-ups
avoir le fou rire to have the giggles, laugh uncontrollably
avoir la langue bien pendue to be a good talker, have the gift of gab
avoir du mal à faire qqch to have difficulty doing something
avoir le mal du pays to be homesick
avoir le mal de mer to be seasick
avoir de l'oreille to have an ear for music
avoir six mètres de haut/long/large to be six meters high/long/wide
en avoir pour cinq minutes to take (someone) five minutes (to do something)
je t'ai eu! I've ticked you! Gotcha!
Ils m'ont eu! I've been had!
J'ai le cœur qui bat. My heart is beating (with excitement/nervousness)
J'ai la tête qui tourne I'm dizzy
Qu'est-ce qu'il a? What's wrong with him?
Tu n'avais qu'à me demander All you have to do was ask me.
Il n'a qu'à étudier un peu All he has to do is study a little
Il n'y a que toi pour faire ça! Only you would do that! It takes you to do that!
Il n'y a pas de quoi Don't mention it. You're welcome
Il doit y avoir une raison There must be a reason.
Il y a un froid entre eux They're on bad terms. They're angry with each other.
Ce gosse n'a pas froid aux yeux. That kid is plucky/gutsy!
Created by: Mme. Forberg
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