Catégorie:Expressions en anglais

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• Annexe:Liste d’expressions anglaises

A

• a camel is a horse designed by a committee
• a camel is a horse designed by committee
• a cold day in Hell
• a good bargain is a pick-purse
• a perfect end to a perfect day
• a pig in a wig
• affirmative action
• all the tea in China
• all well and good
• an apple a day keeps the doctor away
• and all
• and counting
• ask my arse
• at least

B

• be my guest
• beat a dead horse
• beat about the bush
• beat around the bush
• best regards
• best wishes
• between Scylla and Charybdis
• born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
• butterflies in the stomach
• by a whisker

C

• can of worms
• close, but no cigar
• cost an arm and a leg
• crazy like a fox
• cup of tea

D

• damn it
• do the math
• drop it

E

• eat crow
• eat humble pie
• economical with the truth
• elbow grease

F

• familiarity breeds contempt
• fashion victim
• find flies in the ointment
• fly in the ointment
• fly on the wall
• for toffee
• forget it

F (suite)

• freedom of speech

G

• garden variety
• get out
• get to the point
• give someone the creeps
• go tell it to the Marines
• good morning
• good night
• green thumb

H

• hang out to dry
• have a nice day
• have bigger fish to fry
• have kittens
• help oneself
• hen party
• hit one’s head against the wall
• how are you
• how are you doing
• how’s tricks
• hungry enough to eat a horse

I

• in cold blood

K

• keep an eye on
• keep it simple, stupid
• keep on
• kill two birds with one stone
• KISS
• know better
• know like the back of one’s hand

L

• little woman
• look for a needle in a haystack

M

• make ends meet
• many thanks
• me too

N

• next to nothing
• no entry
• no kidding
• no problem
• no smoking
• no way

O

• of course
• on the other hand
• on the tip of one’s tongue
• one’s days are numbered

P

• pain in the arse

P (suite)

• pain in the ass
• pain in the bum
• pain in the butt
• pain in the neck
• pain in the rear
• pardon my French
• pull teeth
• put one’s finger on

R

• rainbows and unicorns
• rob Peter to pay Paul

S

• safe and sound
• shift into high gear
• shut your gob
• sincerely yours
• skin and bones
• skip it
• sly like a fox
• so hungry one could eat a horse
• so long
• so what
• start off on the wrong foot
• step off the hamster wheel
• sticks and stones
• stiff upper lip
• straw man
• strong as an ox
• such is life
• sweet dreams

T

• take for granted
• talk the talk
• that’s what she said
• tooth and nail
• tune in

W

• wall-to-wall
• waste one’s time
• watch over
• wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve
• what time is it
• who knows
• word to the wise

Y

• your mileage may vary
• you’re welcome