Formules Flashcards by Katia Veber

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Avec moi ca ne marche pas

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This cuts no ice with me

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Came prend la tête

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That drives me crazy

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Ca me met la puce à l’oreille

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That rings me a bell

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Je ne peux pas le voir en peinture

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I cant stand him

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Je ne peux m empêcher de penser que

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I cant help thinking that

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Je suis gonflé à bloc

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Im full of beans

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Je suis mouillé dans cette affaire

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I have a finger in the pie

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Je vous tiens à ma merci

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Ive got you over a barrel

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Les bras m’en tombent

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You could knock me over with a feather

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Il se perd dans les détails

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He cant see the wood for the trees

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Il cache bien son jeu

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He keeps his cards close to his chest

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Parlons franchement

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Lets talk turkey

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Arrêtez de me faire marcher

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Stop pulling my leg

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Arrêtez de tourner autour du pot

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Stop beating around the bush

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Nous sommes en mauvaise posture

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We are in deep waters

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Nous avons fait du bon travail

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We cut the mustard

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Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

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To bite off more Than one can chew

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Avoir un compte a régler arc quelqu’un

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To have a bone to pick with so

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Avoir une mémoire d’éléphant

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To never Forget anything

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Ca dépasse les bornes

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That s the limit

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Bonne proposition cela me convient

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Its fair enough

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C’est du chinois

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Its all Greek to me

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Jeter de l’argent par les fenêtres

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Its throwing money down the drain

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Tombe du ciel

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It was a godsend

C'est un trou perdu

Its a one horse Town

C'est une histoire à dormir debout

Ils a cock and bull story

Quand les poules auront des dents

When the devil is blind

Qui va payer les pots cassés

Who is going to pick up the pièces

Réserver le meilleur pour la fin

To save the best for last

Sans vouloir vous contredire

Without meaning to contradict you

Se rendre à l'évidence

To face facts