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La Bonne Chère; Eating in Style

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Couper la poire den deux   to meet halfway  
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Faire le poireau   to be kept waiting, to be left cooling one's heels  
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Tomber dans les pommes   to faint, to pass out  
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Tirer les marrons du feu   to be used as a dupe or a tool  
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Se fendre la pêche   to laugh uproariously, to laugh one's head off, to split one's sides  
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Jeter de l'huile sure le feu   to stir up a quarrel, to add fuel to the fire  
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Tondre des œufs   to be a penny pincher, to be a Scrooge  
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daler dans la semoule   to take leave of one's senses  
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Cracher dans la soupe   to spoil something, so that it can only be enjoyed by you, to spit in the soup  
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Casser du sucre sur le dos de quelqu'un   to talk about someone behind his or her back  
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