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national insurancestate social-security schemeRate it:

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grand diseux, petit faiseuxC'est celui qui parle le plus qui fait le moins.Rate it:

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il lança un ballon d'essai avant de produire son grand ouvrageHe sent out a feeler before publishing his great work.Rate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventA little rain lays much dust; Often quite a trifle calms a torrent of wrath.Rate it:

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au grand dam deto the great displeasure ofRate it:

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au grand jamaisNever, no never.Rate it:

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au grand jourin broad daylight, in the openRate it:

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c'est le grand chemin des vachesThat is the beaten track.Rate it:

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c'est un grand secHe is a tall, spare man.Rate it:

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en plein air; au grand airIn the open air.Rate it:

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faire le grand sautto snuff it, to kick the bucketRate it:

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faire quelque chose en grandTo do something on a large scale.Rate it:

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frapper un grand coupmake a splash, hit hardRate it:

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grand bien vous fasseS'emploie quand son interlocuteur a raconté une nouvelle inintéressante à son propos.Rate it:

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grand bien vous fasseMuch good may it do you.Rate it:

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grand bruit, petite besogneThe more hurry, the less speed; Great cry, little wool.Rate it:

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grand entranceTo enter a room or event with an as if you are a person of royalty or importance, either real or perceived (ie. by the person entering or by their peers at the event.Rate it:

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grand pianomusical instrumentRate it:

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grand poobahA person who is important or high-ranking.Rate it:

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grand schemeThe totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.Rate it:

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grand schemeUsed other than as an idiom: see grand, scheme.Rate it:

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grand totalThe entire or final sum.Rate it:

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il est grand tempsIl est urgent.Rate it:

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il mène grand trainHe lives like a lord.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet de chambreNo man is a hero to his valet.Rate it:

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le diable chante la grand'messeHe hides his vices under the cloak of religion.Rate it:

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mieux vaut un petit chez-soi qu'un grand chez-les-autresMaxime qui rappelle qu’il ne faut jamais abuser de l’hospitalité des gens.Rate it:

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nous en faisons grand casWe value it very highly.Rate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventUn peu de douceur apaise souvent un grand emportement ; une cause légère, un petit incident fait cesser quelquefois de grands troubles, de grandes querelles.Rate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventUne petite pluie fait ordinairement cesser un grand vent.Rate it:

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que le grand crique me croqueQue je sois pendu.Rate it:

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trancher du grand seigneurTo try and play the lord.Rate it:

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un peu d'aide fait grand bienMany hands make light work.Rate it:

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FortnightOilA Specially Refined Lantern-oil for the Switchman's Signal Lanterns used on the Grand Trunk Railroad. 'Topped-Off' Lanterns generally required refilling after a 'fortnight' of duty time. (Conjecture)Rate it:

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go out with a bangTo depart from a place or situation in a grand or dramatic fashion.Rate it:

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off the chartsExceeding expectations or standard measurements; Wonderful, exciting, grandRate it:

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you saved my bacon:An action or development contributed by another which resulted in unexpected grand results to your benefit!Rate it:

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avoir le cafard^ Charles Baudelaire , “La Volupté”, in Les Fleurs du mal: “Parfois il prend, sachant mon grand amour de l’Art, / La forme de la plus séduisante des femmes, / Et, sous de spécieux prétextes de cafard, / Accoutume ma lèvre à des philtres infâmes.”Rate it:

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e pluribus unumA national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration.Rate it:

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a whopper-dooperPrize Winning, Top Banana, First Rate, First Class, Winner, Great, Glorious, Grand, Super Duper. Superlative.Rate it:

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throw downTo accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".Rate it:

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black tieEvening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.Rate it:

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c'est un meurtreC’est grand dommage.Rate it:

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calme ta joieS'emploie pour réfréner le grand enthousiasme de son interlocuteur.Rate it:

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donner un œuf pour avoir un bœufRendre un petit service en vue d’en obtenir un plus grand.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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grass rootsPeople and society at the local level rather than at the national centre of political activity.Rate it:

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historical landmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.Rate it:

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il ne se mouche pas du coude (fam.)1. He is no fool. 2. He does things in grand style. Rate it:

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il vaut mieux laisser son enfant morveux que de lui arracher le nezIl est sage de tolérer un petit mal, lorsqu’on risque, en voulant y remédier, d’en causer un plus grand.Rate it:

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