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La Vie Au Quotidien... Life Day By Day

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Rôtir le balai   to live the high life  
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Mettre quelqu'un en boîte   to make fun of someone, to pull someone's leg  
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Tirer la couverture à soi   to take the lion's share, to take all the credit  
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tomber les quatre fers en l'air   to fall flat on one's back  
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Être une vraie girouette   to change with the weather  
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Passer au peigne fin   to search thoroughly, to go through something with a fine-toothed comb  
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Envoyer quelqu'un aux pelotes   to send someone away, to send someone about their business  
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Tourner autour de pot   to beat around the bush  
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Payer les pots cassés   to pay the piper, to suffer the consequences  
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Passer un savon à quelqu'un   to reprimand someone, to give someone a good dressing-down  
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Tirer les sonnettes   to network, to put the word out about something  
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Se mettre à table   to confess (to the police), to come clean  
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