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à chacun son tourEvery dog has his day; Now it is my turn.Rate it:

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c'est la tour de BabelLieu, assemblée où tout le monde parle à la fois et sans s’entendre, où règne une grande confusion d’opinions et de discours.Rate it:

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elle est faite au tour (or, moule)She has a splendid figure.Rate it:

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faire un tour d'écolierTo play a schoolboy trick.Rate it:

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il a fait le tour du cadran1. He has slept the clock round. 2. He has worked for twelve hours at a stretch.Rate it:

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il disparut en un tour de mainHe disappeared in an instant, in a twinkling.Rate it:

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il fit cela en un tour de mainHe did that in a moment.Rate it:

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il s'est donné un tour de reinsHe sprained his back.Rate it:

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je l'ai battu à tour de bras (or, à bras raccourci)I beat him with all my might.Rate it:

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le tour du bâtonPerquisites, illicit profits.Rate it:

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un tour de faveurPermission to go (or, do anything) before one’s turn.Rate it:

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un tour de forceA feat (of strength or skill).Rate it:

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whistle-stop train tourAny travel that's quick and with only brief pauses.Rate it:

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whistle-stop train tourA tour in a political campaign that makes many brief stops in small communities.Rate 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 fasseMuch good may it do you.Rate 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 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 schemeUsed other than as an idiom: see grand, scheme.Rate it:

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grand schemeThe totality of the situation approached objectively; the big picture.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 ventUne petite pluie fait ordinairement cesser un grand vent.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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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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