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bee in one's bonnet (something of particular interest or concern) noun | idée fixenom |
believe one's ears (to believe that something which one hears is truly the case) verb | |
believe one's eyes (to believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case) verb | en croire ses yeuxverbe |
beside oneself (consumed by an emotion) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself] [US: bə.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself] | [enpreposition because of joy] ne plus se sentirpreposition dépassépreposition |
bet one's boots verb | |
bide one's time (to wait, especially for a suitable opportunity) verb [UK: baɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈbaɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | attendre son heureverbe |
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] | avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventreverbe charger la barqueverbe |
bite the hand that feeds one (cause harm to a benefactor) verb | |
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 | |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | 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 |
burn one's fingers (harm oneself) verb | |
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 | |
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 |