expressions en anglais

Expressions in english

Pick a card and discover some English phrases!

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"I know it like the back of my hand"

Je le connais comme ma poche

To know something very well, by heart

"Piece of cake!"

Les doigts dans le nez !

When something is very easy.

"I'm all ears"

Je suis tout ouïe

When you are listening intensely to someone

"Once in a blue moon"

tous les 36 du mois

When something happens very irregularly

"The cream of the crop"

La crème de la crème

The very best

"He's an early bird!"

Someone who gets up very early

Un lève-tôt

"It's a cock and bull story..."

Une histoire à dormir debout

A story which seems implausible

"It's raining cats and dogs"

Il pleut des cordes

When there is very heavy rain

"Don't make a storm in a teacup"

When someone exaggerates a problem

En faire tout un fromage

"Icing on the cake"

The best thing (or worst) to conclude something

La cerise sur le gâteau

"Don't judge a book by its cover"

Ne pas se fier aux apparences

When appearances are deceiving

"Kill two birds with one stone"

To solve two problems at the same time/with one solution

Faire d'une pierre deux coups

"I feel under the weather..."

Ne pas se sentir bien

To feel sick

"It cost an arm and a leg!"

When something is very expensive

Coûter un bras

"Well, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade"

On fait ce que l'on peut avec ce que l'on a.

To make the best of a bad situation

"To wear your heart on your sleeve"

To be really easy to understand/to see someone's feelings easily.

Lire en quelqu'un comme dans un livre ouvert

"To get the best of both worlds"

Avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre

To have two things at once

"To take stg with a grain of salt"

Not believing something right away

Ne pas prendre quelque chose pour argent comptant

"Speak of the devil!"

When the person who you were talking about arrives

Quand on parle du loup !

"I'm on the fence about it..."

When you're not sure about something

Ne pas se positionner

"To see eye to eye"

When you agree with someone

Être d'accord

"I caught you red handed!

When you catch someone doing something bad in the act

Prendre quelqu'un la main dans le sac

"I bit off more than I could chew..."

When you start something you can't finish (like a hard task)

Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

"In a nutshell"

When you explain something very briefly

"en gros"

"I'm in a bit of a pickle..."

When you have a small problem

Être dans le pétrin

"Spill the beans!"

When you reveal a secret or tell gossip

Vendre la mèche

"When pigs can fly"

Never! When something is very implausible

Quand les poules auront des dents

"I have a frog in my throat"

When you can't speak, you have a sore throat

Avoir un chat dans la gorge

"You're beating around the bush!"

When someone is not adressing a subject directly

Tourner autour du pot

"To hit the nail on the head"

To describe a situation (usually a problem) perfectly

Dans le mille

"I can't believe he stood me up..."

Not going on a date, leaving your date alone

Poser un lapin

"To put one's foot in one's mouth"

Mettre les pieds dans le plat

To say something you shouldn't

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