Catégorie:Locutions-phrases en anglais

A

• a bad workman always blames his tools
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• a camel is a horse designed by a committee
• a camel is a horse designed by committee
• a cat may look at a king
• a closed mouth gathers no feet
• a dumb priest never got a parish
• a golden key can open any door
• a good bargain is a pick-purse
• a poor workman blames his tools
• a rolling stone gathers no moss
• all cats are grey in the dark
• all good things come to those who wait
• all is well that ends well
• all roads lead to Rome
• all that glitters is not gold
• all things come to those who wait
• all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
• all’s well that ends well
• an apple a day keeps the doctor away
• any port in a storm
• As above, so below
• ask my arse

B

• barking dogs seldom bite
• be there or be square
• better late than never
• BOCTAOE
• butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth
• by want of a nail, the shoe was lost

C

• Christmas is coming
• cogito ergo sum
• curiosity killed the cat

D

• dintcha
• do as I say and not as I do
• do the math
• dontcha
• don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched
• don’t judge a book by its cover

E

• every cloud has a silver lining
• eye for an eye
• eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

F

• familiarity breeds contempt
• finders keepers
• fortune favors the bold
• fortune favors the brave
• fortune favours the bold
• fortune favours the brave

G

• get well soon
• GIGO
• go tell it to the Marines
• God helps those who help themselves

G (suite)

• good things come to those who wait
• goodbye crual world
• goose is cooked
• great minds think alike

H

• Happy New Year
• have nothing left
• honey catches more flies than vinegar
• how are you
• how are you doing

I

• I love you
• if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
• in the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king
• in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
• it goes without saying
• it takes two to tango
• it’s all grist to the mill
• it’s not a bug, it’s a feature
• it’s all Greek to me

J

• jack of all trades, master of none

K

• keep it simple, stupid
• KISS
• knock on wood

L

• like father, like son
• looking for a needle in a haystack
• love is blind
• LTNS

M

• money doesn’t buy happiness
• money doesn’t make you happy

N

• no entry
• no pain, no gain
• no rest for the wicked
• no smoking
• nothing good happens after midnight
• nothing ventured, nothing gained

O

• once bitten, twice shy
• one apple a day keeps the doctor away
• one for all, all for one
• one swallow does not make a summer
• one’s days are numbered

P

• pebkac
• penny for your thoughts
• post scriptum

R

• rest in peace
• Rome wasn’t built in a day

S

• see ya
• see you
• shit happens
• spare the rod and spoil the child
• speak of the devil and he appears
• such is life
• sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

T

• that’s what she said
• the bill, please
• the cure is worse than the disease
• the die is cast
• the early bird catches the worm
• the early bird gets the worm
• the end justifies the means
• the ends justify the means
• the grass is always greener on the other side
• the walls have ears
• there is always one more bug
• there’s more than one way to skin a cat
• time is money
• TITO
• to err is human

V

• veni, vidi, vici

W

• what did your last slave die of
• what is the time
• what time is it
• whatever floats your boat
• when I am gone, come what will
• when in Rome
• when in Rome, do as the Romans do
• when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
• when push comes to shove
• when the cat’s away the mice will play
• where there’s a will, there’s a way
• who dares, wins

Y

• you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink
• you can say that again
• you cannot win if you do not play
• you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs
• you can’t win if you don’t play
• you can’t judge a book by its cover
• you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
• you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
• you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone
• you get what you pay for
• you make the bed you lie in
• you never know what you’ve got till it’s gone
• you pays your money and you takes your chances
• you pays your money and you takes your choice
• you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours
• you snooze you lose
• your mileage may vary
• you’re never too old to learn
• you’re welcome
• yours truly
• you’ve got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette