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cross one's arms (link one's arms) verb [UK: ˈkrɒs wʌnz ɑːmz] [US: ˈkrɑːs wʌnz ˈɑːrmz] | se croiser les brasverbe |
cross one's fingers (do this or a similar gesture to tell a white lie) verb | croiser les doigts◼◼◼verbe |
cross one's fingers (do this or a similar gesture to wish for good luck) verb | croiser les doigts◼◼◼verbe tenir les poucesverbe |
cross one's fingers (put the middle finger across the index finger) verb | croiser les doigts◼◼◼verbe |
cross someone's mind verb | traverser l'espritverbe venir à l'espritverbe |
cry one's eyes out (to weep for an elongated time) verb | pleurer à mouchoir que veux-tuverbe |
cut one's losses (discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit) verb [UK: kʌt wʌnz ˈlɒ.sɪz] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈlɒ.səz] | arrêter les fraisverbe |
cut one's teeth (gain early experience) verb [UK: kʌt wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | faire ses dents [to begin]verbe se faire les dents sur ... [to gain early experience on ...]verbe |
dig in one's heels (to act in a determined manner) verb | |
dig one's own grave (to act in a way expected to backfire) verb | creuser sa tombeverbe |
do one's bit (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) verb [UK: duː wʌnz bɪt] [US: ˈduː wʌnz ˈbɪt] | apporter sa pierre à l'édificeverbe faire sa partverbe |
do one's own thing (do what one considers best) verb | |
do one's sums verb | faire ses comptesverbe |
do someone's head in (irritate, disturb) verb | prendre la têteverbe |
drag one's feet (procrastinate) verb [UK: dræɡ wʌnz fiːt] [US: ˈdræɡ wʌnz ˈfiːt] | traîner les piedsverbe |
draw one's last breath (to die) verb | |
drown one's sorrows (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) verb | noyer son chagrinverbe |
eat one's fill (to eat to one's satisfaction, until full) verb [UK: iːt wʌnz fɪl] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈfɪl] | manger à sa faimverbe |
eat one's hat (to express disbelief about a proposition) verb | manger son chapeauverbe |
eat one's heart out (feel overwhelming negative emotion) verb [UK: iːt wʌnz hɑːt ˈaʊt] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈhɑːrt ˈaʊt] | se ronger le cœurverbe |
eat one's words (regret something said) verb [UK: iːt wʌnz ˈwɜːdz] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈwɝːdz] | se rétracterverbe |
eat out of someone's hand (to be submissive due to fascination) verb | manger dans la mainverbe |
egg on one's face (suffer embarrassment or humiliation) noun | |
end one's days verb | finir sa vieverbe finir ses joursverbe |
fall on someone's neck (to embrace someone affectionately or thankfully) verb | |
feather in one's cap (recognized accomplishment) noun [UK: ˈfe.ðə(r) ɪn wʌnz kæp] [US: ˈfe.ðər ɪn wʌnz ˈkæp] | accomplissementnom {m} fierténom {f} |
fly by the seat of one's pants (to improvise a course of action) verb | décider / agir / ... au doigt mouilléverbe naviguer à vueverbe |