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mop the floor with someone (trounce or defeat thoroughly) verb | écraserverbe |
move with the times verb | vivre avec son temps◼◼◼verbe |
no rose without a thorn phrase [UK: nəʊ rəʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə θɔːn] [US: ˈnoʊ roʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə ˈθɔːrn] | |
no smoke without fire (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) phrase [UK: nəʊ sməʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈnoʊ smoʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪər] | il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu◼◼◼phrase |
not touch something with a ten-foot pole (to avoid at all costs) verb | éviter à tout prixverbe |
notwithstanding (in spite of) preposition [UK: ˌnɒ.twɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] [US: ˌnɑː.ˌtwɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] | nonobstant◼◼◼preposition malgré◼◼◼preposition en dépit de◼◼◻preposition |
notwithstanding (although) conjunction [UK: ˌnɒ.twɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] [US: ˌnɑː.ˌtwɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] | bien que◼◼◻conjunction |
outwith (outside; beyond; outside of) preposition [UK: ˌaʊt.ˈwɪθ] [US: ˌaʊt.ˈwɪθ] | hors◼◼◼preposition |
play with fire (put oneself in a precarious situation) verb [UK: ˈpleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpleɪ wɪθ ˈfaɪər] | jouer avec le feu◼◼◼verbe |
reckon with (To take into account) verb [UK: ˈrekən wɪð] [US: ˈrekən wɪθ] | prendre en compte◼◼◼verbe |
reckon with (To settle accounts with or to settle claims with) verb [UK: ˈrekən wɪð] [US: ˈrekən wɪθ] | |
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (support both sides of an argument) verb | |
sleep with (have sex with) verb [UK: sliːp wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: sˈliːp wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | coucher avec ...◼◼◼verbe |
sleep with one eye open verb [UK: sliːp wɪð wʌn aɪ ˈəʊ.pən] [US: sˈliːp wɪθ wʌn ˈaɪ ˈoʊ.pən] | ne dormir que d'un œil◼◼◼verbe |
take the rough with the smooth verb [UK: teɪk ðə rʌf wɪð ðə smuːð] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈrəf wɪθ ðə ˈsmuːð] | |
tar with the same brush (to characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly) verb | mettre dans le même sac◼◼◼verbe |
the captain goes down with the ship (a leader is ultimately responsible for the penalties of a catastrophe) phrase | le capitaine sombre avec son navire◼◼◼phrase |
the hell with it (forget about it) interjection | au diable◼◼◼interjection |
the road to hell is paved with good intentions (well-intended acts can lead to disasters) phrase [UK: ðə rəʊd tuː hel ɪz peɪvd wɪð ɡʊd ɪn.ˈten.ʃn̩z] [US: ðə roʊd ˈtuː ˈhel ˈɪz ˈpeɪvd wɪθ ˈɡʊd ˌɪn.ˈten.tʃn̩z] | |
therewithal (in adition; besides) adverb [UK: ˈðeə.wɪ.ðɔːl] [US: ˈðeə.wɪ.ðɔːrl] | avec quoiadverbe |
think with one's little head verb | penser avec sa biteverbe |
throw the baby out with the bathwater ((idiomatic) to discard something valuable) verb [UK: ˈθrəʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈθroʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔːr.tər] | jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain◼◼◼verbe |
to do with (relate or relevant to) preposition | avoir à voir◼◼◼preposition |
two birds with one stone (two things by one action) noun | d'une pierre deux coups◼◼◼nom |
vote with one's feet (to express one's preferences through one's actions) verb | aller à la pêcheverbe voter avec ses piedsverbe |
what does that have to do with the price of tea in China (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) phrase | |
wherewith (with which) adverb [UK: ˌweə.ˈwɪð] [US: ˈwer.wɪθ] | avec quoi◼◼◼adverbe |
wherewithal (the ability and means to accomplish some task) noun [UK: ˈweə.wɪ.ðɔːl] [US: ˈwer.wə.ˌðɒl] | moyens◼◼◼nom {m pl}Regrettably, he lacks the financial wherewithal to run a presidential campaign. = Malheureusement, il manque des moyens financiers pour conduire une campagne présidentielle. |
wipe the floor with someone (to win a competition by a considerable margin over the other competitors) verb | écraserverbe réduire en miettesverbe |
you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar (It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity) phrase |