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one's (belonging to one) determiner [UK: wʌnz] [US: wʌnz] | son◼◼◼determiner sa◼◼◼nom {f} ses◼◼◼determiner |
one's bark is worse than one's bite (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) phrase | |
one's days are numbered (some period of time is coming to an end) phrase | ses jours sont comptésphrase |
one's lips are sealed (I won't tell anyone) phrase | motus et bouche cousuephrase |
according to one's understanding (as far as one can understand) preposition | selon sa compréhensionpreposition |
ace up one's sleeve (a surprise of which others are not aware) noun | atout dans la manchenom {m} avoir un atout dans sa manchenom {m} garder un atout dans sa manchenom {m} jokernom |
against someone's will (reluctantly, unwillingly) adverb | contre son gréadverbe |
ahead of one's time (in advance of commonly accepted ideas) preposition [UK: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | en avance sur son tempspreposition |
air one's dirty laundry in public verb | |
albatross around one's neck (thing that hinders) noun | poidsnom {m} |
anyone's guess noun | mystère◼◼◼nom surprisenom {f} |
apple of someone's eye (favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one) noun [UK: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪ] [US: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪ] | |
at one's fingertips (readily available) preposition | sous la mainpreposition à portée de mainpreposition |
at one's own risk (taking personal responsibility for any harm that arises from a dangerous activity) preposition [UK: ət wʌnz əʊn rɪsk] [US: ət wʌnz ˈoʊn ˈrɪsk] | à ses risques et périls◼◼◼preposition |
at the end of one's tether (at the limit of one’s patience) preposition [UK: ət ðə end əv wʌnz ˈte.ðə(r)] [US: ət ðə ˈend əv wʌnz ˈte.ðər] | au bout du rouleaupreposition exaspérépreposition |
at the top of one's lungs preposition | à pleins poumonspreposition à tue-têtepreposition |
at the top of one's voice preposition [UK: ət ðə tɒp əv wʌnz vɔɪs] [US: ət ðə ˈtɑːp əv wʌnz ˌvɔɪs] | du haut de sa têtepreposition à pleins poumonspreposition à tue-têtepreposition |
bang one's head against a brick wall (to waste effort on a futile project) verb | perdre son tempsverbe |
bare one's teeth ((figuratively) to show aggression) verb | montrer les dentsverbe |
bat one's eyes (to flutter one's eyelashes, romantically) verb | faire les yeux douxverbe |
beat one's breast verb | battre sa coulpeverbe |
bee in one's bonnet (something of particular interest or concern) noun | idée fixenom |
behind someone's back (secretly) preposition | dans le dos de◼◼◼preposition à l'insu depreposition |
believe one's ears (to believe that something which one hears is truly the case) verb |