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they (one, people, some people) pronoun [UK: ˈðeɪ] [US: ˈðeɪ] | onpronoun |
they (third-person plural pronoun) pronoun [UK: ˈðeɪ] [US: ˈðeɪ] | [tonic] eux; Louisiana French: euxpronoun ellesnom {f} eussepronoun eux-autrespronoun ilspronoun |
they (third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant or non-binary gender) pronoun [UK: ˈðeɪ] [US: ˈðeɪ] | iel [neologism]pronoun |
don't count your chickens before they're hatched (one should not depend upon a favorable outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur) phrase [UK: dəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː(r) ˈtʃɪkɪnz bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ˈðeə(r) hætʃt] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈkaʊnt ˈjɔːr ˈtʃɪkənz bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈðer ˈhætʃt] | il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué (don't sell the bearskin before you have killed it)◼◼◼phrase |
give them an inch and they'll take a mile (a limited concession will encourage someone to take greater liberties) phrase | tendez-leur la main et ils vous prennent le bras (lend a hand and they take your arm)phrase |
kick someone when they are down (make things worse for someone) verb | |
the more things change, the more they stay the same ( change is constant, unavoidable and a fact of life) phrase | plus ça change◼◼◼phrase plus c'est la même chose◼◼◻phrase |