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to have lots of influence

avoir le bras long

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to be very sad

avoir le coeur gros

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3

to kill two birds with one stone

faire d’une pierre deux coups

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to be a big success

faire un tabac

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5

double standard

deux poids, deux mesures

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that’s the last straw

c’est la fin des haricots

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to fall for it

tomber dans le panneau

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8

it’s easy as ABC

c’est simple comme bonjour

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9

to state the obvious

enfoncer une porte ouverte

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10

it doesn’t cost much

ça ne mange pas de pain

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11

money doesn’t grow on trees

l’argent ne tombe pas du ciel

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12

to be in a good mood

avoir de l’entrain

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13

it’s a piece of cake

c’est du gâteau

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14

it’s boring

c’est la barbe

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15

to have one’s back against the wall

être au pied du mur

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to be over the moon

être aux anges

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to try everything possible

faire des pieds et des mains

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18

when pigs fly

quand les poules auront des dents

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19

How could this leave us indifferent?

Comment cela pourrait nous faire ni chaud ni froid?

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I am not going to beataround the bush

Je ne vais pas tourner autour du pot

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To have a lot of work to do

Avoir du pain sur la planche

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22

It is not impossible to

Ce n’est pas la mer à boire de + inf

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23

It is obvious that we must

Il est clair comme l’eau de roche qu’on doit + inf

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We cannot ignore the problem of

On ne peut faire la sourde oreille au problème de

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Don't judge a book by its cover.

Il ne faut pas juger de l'arbre par l'écorce

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That costs an arm and a leg

Ça coûte les yeux de la tête

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27

Each to his own

Chacun à son goût

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We're all in the same boat

Nous sommes tout dans le même bain

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We have other fish to fry

On a d'autres chats à fouetter

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It's bound to happen

C'est mathematique

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It's in the bag

C'est dans la poche

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32

to be as thin as a bone

être maigre comme un clou

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33

To not be feeling yourself/under the weather

ne pas être dans son assiette

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give up

baisser les bras

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35

scratching their heads

se creuser la tête

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