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bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much)
verb
[UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː]
[US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː]

tirer des plans sur la comèteverbe

bite the hand that feeds one (cause harm to a benefactor)
verb

mordre la main nourricièreverbe

mordre la main qui nourritverbe

blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose)
verb
[UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz]
[US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz]

se moucher◼◼◼verbe

blow up in one's face (fail disastrously)
verb

[vulgar] exploser à la gueuleverbe

[vulgar] péter à la gueuleverbe

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family)
adjective

né avec une cuillère d'argent dans la boucheadjectif

break on the wheel (to execute by beating)
verb
[UK: breɪk ɒn ðə ˈwiːl̩]
[US: ˈbreɪk ɑːn ðə ˈhwiːl̩]

rouer◼◼◼verbe

break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast)
verb
[UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst]
[US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst]

déjeunerverbe

prendre le petit déjeunerverbe

break one's fast (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food)
verb
[UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst]
[US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst]

rompre le jeûneverbe

break one's word verb
[UK: breɪk wʌnz ˈwɜːd]
[US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈwɝːd]

manquer à sa paroleverbe

bring to one's knees verb

mettre à genouxverbe

brush one's teeth (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush)
verb
[UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ]
[US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

se brosser les dents◼◼◼verbe

burn one's bridges verb

brûler les pontsverbe

brûler ses vaisseauxverbe

couper les pontsverbe

faire sauter les pontsverbe

burn one's fingers (harm oneself)
verb

se tirer une balle dans le piedverbe

bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation)
verb
[UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd]
[US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd]

faire l'autruche◼◼◼verbe

se voiler la faceverbe

bust one's ass (to work very hard)
verb

se casser le culverbe

bust one's butt (to work exceptionally hard)
verb

se casser le culverbe

butter one's bread on both sides (profit from two things at the same time)
verb

vouloir le beurre et l'argent du beurreverbe

by oneself preposition
[UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself]
[US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself]

par soi-même◼◼◼preposition

tout seulpreposition

by oneself (without company)
preposition
[UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself]
[US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself]

seul◼◼◻preposition

solopreposition

by oneself (without help)
preposition
[UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself]
[US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself]

tout seulpreposition

by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ]
[US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

[Canada] par la peau des dentspreposition

[colloquial] d’un poilpreposition

[rare] à fleur de cordepreposition

de justessepreposition

par le chas de l'aiguillepreposition

call on the carpet (reprimand)
verb

réprimanderverbe

carry on (to continue, maintain or pursue an activity or enterprise (transitive), see also: continue; maintain; pursue)
verb
[UK: ˈkæ.ri ɒn]
[US: ˈkæ.ri ɑːn]

continuer◼◼◼verbe

poursuivre◼◼◼verbe

tenir; se comporterverbe

carry on verb
[UK: ˈkæ.ri ɒn]
[US: ˈkæ.ri ɑːn]

continuer◼◼◼verbe

poursuivre◼◼◼verbe

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