WordStudyExpressions idiomatiques du quotidien en anglais — niveau B2
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| Mot | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|
| cost an arm and a leg | coûter les yeux de la tête | to be very expensive |
| twist someone's arm | forcer la main à quelqu'un | to persuade someone to do something they are reluctant to do |
| rack your brains | se creuser la tête | to think very hard to remember or solve something |
| get cold feet | se dégonfler | to suddenly become too nervous to do something planned |
| off the top of my head | de tête, comme ça | from memory, without checking or thinking carefully |
| play it by ear | improviser | to decide what to do as a situation develops, without a plan |
| get it off your chest | vider son sac | to tell someone about something that has been worrying you |
| bite your tongue | se mordre la langue | to stop yourself from saying something you want to say |
| a slip of the tongue | un lapsus | a small mistake in speaking, saying something you didn't mean |
| head over heels | fou amoureux | completely in love with someone |
| give someone the cold shoulder | battre froid à quelqu'un | to treat someone in an unfriendly way; to ignore them |
| the black sheep | le mouton noir | a person in a family who is seen as bad and different |
| a dark horse | outsider surprise | a person whose abilities or plans are unknown and surprise people |
| the early bird catches the worm | le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt | the person who acts first has the best chance of success |
| the lion's share | la part du lion | the largest part of something |
| a fish out of water | comme un poisson hors de l'eau | a person who feels uncomfortable in a situation |
| take the bull by the horns | prendre le taureau par les cornes | to deal with a difficult situation in a brave, direct way |
| a bull in a china shop | comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine | a clumsy person who breaks things or handles a delicate situation badly |
| a can of worms | une boîte de Pandore | a complicated situation that causes many new problems once you start dealing with it |
| smell a rat | flairer quelque chose de louche | to sense that something is wrong or dishonest |
| straight from the horse's mouth | de première main | directly from the person who really knows |
| ants in your pants | avoir la bougeotte | unable to keep still because you are excited or impatient |
| break the bank | ruiner | to cost more money than you can afford |
| foot the bill | régler la note | to pay for something, often for other people |
| tighten your belt | se serrer la ceinture | to spend less money because you have less |
| bring home the bacon | faire bouillir la marmite | to earn money to support your family |
| make ends meet | joindre les deux bouts | to earn just enough money to cover your needs |
| the daily grind | le train-train quotidien | the boring, repetitive routine of daily work |
| back to square one | retour à la case départ | back to the starting point after a failure |
| climb the ladder | gravir les échelons | to move up to higher positions at work |
| cut corners | bâcler pour économiser | to do something cheaply or quickly, lowering the quality |
| in the red | dans le rouge | owing money; having spent more than you have |
| egg on your face | avoir l'air ridicule | looking foolish or embarrassed because of something you did |
| a hard nut to crack | un casse-tête, un dur à cuire | a difficult problem or person to deal with |
| food for thought | matière à réflexion | something that makes you think carefully |
| take it with a pinch of salt | à prendre avec des pincettes | to not fully believe something |
| bite off more than you can chew | avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre | to take on more than you can handle |
| butter someone up | passer de la pommade | to be extra nice to someone so they help you |
| the icing on the cake | la cerise sur le gâteau | an extra good thing that makes a good situation even better |
| sell like hot cakes | se vendre comme des petits pains | to sell very quickly and in large numbers |
| the calm before the storm | le calme avant la tempête | a quiet period just before a time of trouble or intense activity |
| the ship has sailed | le train est passé | it is too late; the opportunity has passed |
| a close call | on l'a échappé belle | a situation where something bad nearly happened |
| under the radar | en restant discret | without being noticed |
| third time's the charm | la troisième sera la bonne | said in the hope that a third attempt will succeed after two failures |
| out of the woods | tiré d'affaire | no longer in danger or difficulty |
| better safe than sorry | mieux vaut prévenir que guérir | it is better to be careful than to risk something bad happening |
| hit the sack | aller au pieu | to go to bed |
| out of the blue | de but en blanc | suddenly and unexpectedly |
| in the nick of time | juste à temps | just before it is too late |
| against the clock | contre la montre | rushing to finish before a deadline |
| get your act together | se reprendre en main | to start organizing yourself and behaving effectively |
| ring a bell | dire quelque chose à quelqu'un | to sound familiar; to remind you of something |
| cut to the chase | aller droit au but | to get to the main point without wasting time |
| a wake-up call | une sonnette d'alarme | an event that warns you to change or take action |
| hit the roof | sortir de ses gonds | to become extremely angry |
| blow off steam | décompresser | to release anger or energy in a harmless way |
| jump the gun | agir trop vite | to act too soon, before the right time |
| the bigger picture | la vue d'ensemble | the most important facts about a situation and its wider effects |
| a long shot | un coup à tenter sans grand espoir | an attempt with little chance of success |
| call the shots | mener la barque | to be the person in control who makes the decisions |
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