IB French SL - Idioms

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se noyer dans un verre d'eau

To make a mountain out of a molehill

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appeler un chat un chat

call a cat a cat (say it as it is)

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à coup sûr

without fail

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coup de foudre

flash of lighting/love at first sight

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la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vas

the drop of water that made the vase overflow (i.e. the last straw)

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revenons à nos moutons

returning to our sheep (i.e. let's get back to the subject at hand)

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bourrer le crâne

brainwash

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(verb) nuire à

to harm

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vouloir dire

that is to say

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occupe-toi de tes oignons

mind your own business

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avoir le mal du pays

to be homesick

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bien dans sa peau

to feel well/content in one's skin

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se laisser aller

letting go

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se prendre la tête

letting it get to you

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avoir le cafard

feeling down/depressing

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se méfier de

be wary of

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passer comme une lettre à la poste

passes by without obstacle

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avoir les dents longues

to be ambitious

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l'intime conviction

ultimate conclusion

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avoir les larmes aux yeux

to be about to tear up

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il suffit de

it's enough to...

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prendre goût à quelque chose

to take a liking to

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tenter l'expérience

to try the experience

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faire une croix sur

to cross off

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prenez vos cliques et vos claques

pack your things

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mettre terme à

put an end to

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une inconvenient

drawback

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je ne suis pas sorti de l'auberge

i'm not out of the woods yet - problems just beginning