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cent ans bannière, cent ans civièreCe proverbe signifie que l'on peut déchoir de la plus haute noblesse.Rate it:

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cent heures de chagrin ne payent pas un sou de dettesOn n’avance à rien en s’abandonnant à la tristesse.Rate it:

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twenty-five cent wordAn uncommon word, often used in place of a more common one with the intent to appear sophisticated.Rate it:

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cent ans de chagrin ne paient pas un sou de dettesWorrying will not pay your debts.Rate it:

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cent livres de chagrin ne payent pas un sou de dettesOn n’avance à rien en s’abandonnant à la tristesse.Rate it:

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en un mot comme en centOnce and for all.Rate it:

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être aux cent coupsTo be half mad (distracted) with anxiety; To be in the greatest difficulties.Rate it:

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faire les cent coupsTo amuse oneself noisily; To play all sorts of tricks.Rate it:

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il a fait de cent sous quatre livres, et de quatre livres rienHe has brought his noble to ninepence, and his ninepence to nothing.Rate it:

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je vous le donne en centI bet you 100 to 1 you will not guess it.Rate it:

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mettez cent francsMake it £4.Rate it:

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parier il y a cent (or, gros) à parier qu'ils ne reviendront pasThe odds are that they will not come back.Rate it:

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un point à temps en épargne centA stitch in time saves nine.Rate it:

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red mistUncontrollable rage.Rate it:

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red lightDenial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.Rate it:

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go redTo blush.Rate it:

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lady in redclassy dressed ladyRate it:

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paint the town redTo party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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Red BaronA hotshot fighter pilot; an ace fighter pilot.Rate it:

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red lightA sign of a brothel.Rate it:

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see redTo be angry or irritated.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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neither fish, flesh, nor good red herringUnsuitable for anyone or anything; unfit for any purpose.Rate it:

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roll out the red carpetTo extend the utmost hospitality; to treat someone as an honored guest; to welcome or host, especially in a showy or extravagant manner.Rate it:

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red cardreferee's itemRate it:

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red face testA hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment, that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.Rate it:

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red rideranother name for "War", one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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red admiralbutterflyRate it:

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red letter dayUsually very positive, sometimes very negative.Rate it:

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better dead than RedAlternative form of better dead than red.Rate it:

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better dead than redIt is preferable to be deceased rather than to be either a Communist or ruled by Communists.Rate it:

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bleed red inkTo suffer from severe net lossesRate it:

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go redOf states or counties, to be carried by a Republican candidate in a given U.S. election.Rate it:

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red mistAnger sufficient to cloud judgement, to stop clear thinking.Rate it:

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put on the red lightto advertise oneself as a prostituteRate it:

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red dogUsed other than as an idiom: see red, dog.Rate it:

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red dogA blitz.Rate it:

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catch someone red-handedTo discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.Rate it:

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caught red-handedA thief who is caught in the act is described as caught red-handed.Rate it:

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red inkA euphemism for financial loss.Rate it:

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red meatMeats such as beef that are dark red in colour when uncooked.Rate it:

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red ragprovocationRate it:

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Red-Carpet TreatmentSpecial and exclusive treatment for someone in terms of hospitality and respectRate it:

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Catch Someone Red-HandedTo get hold of a person or situation, while a wrong act is being carried outRate it:

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cut red tapeTo reduce bureaucracy.Rate it:

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go redTo become sunburnt.Rate it:

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in the redHaving net losses; in debt.Rate it:

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paint your back door red!Fixing to get hiney whooped!Rate it:

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red as a beetrootAn expression used when someone's face turns a bright red colour, often through embarrassment. Also used in the comparative form: "Your face was redder than a beetroot".Rate it:

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red cabbagevegetableRate it:

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