Asked | Open questions | Answered Points Date Pair Term / Answer given Level Status Gloss - Nov 21 '14 fra>eng Là où Attila passe, la concurrence trépasse Mess with Flashman and you're history pro closed ok 4 Sep 4 '14 fra>eng sans ouverture without breaking the skin / with no broken skin pro closed ok 4 Dec 8 '13 fra>eng avoir froid aux yeux For those with a sense of adventure pro closed ok 4 Nov 26 '13 fra>eng De quoi envoyer du lourd Time to call in the cavalry / Time to go in for the kill pro closed no - Apr 25 '13 fra>eng ordinaire comme du pain d’orge vulgar/non-U/bourgeois pro closed ok - Oct 18 '12 fra>eng Demain ou après demain, le temps ne compte pas Tomorrow or the day after, it makes no difference pro just_closed no - Oct 24 '11 fra>eng saut de tarzan putting the cart before the horse pro closed ok - Oct 19 '10 fra>eng C'est le diable qui rosse sa moitie et qui marie sa fille It looks like the devil is beating/thrashing his wife/{better half} and marrying his daughter pro closed ok 4 Oct 7 '10 fra>eng il est de toutes les tentatives he'll have a go at anything pro closed ok 3 Jun 12 '10 fra>eng mis au vert sidelined pro closed ok - Feb 2 '10 fra>eng entre chien et loup the twilight zone pro closed ok - Jan 22 '10 fra>eng des géants s’offrant leur danseuse it's like the gold/nugget amongst the dross OR a swan amongst geese pro closed no - Jan 21 '10 fra>eng pas de quoi en faire un goitre not enough even to cause (a measly/mere) goitre, let alone (thyroid) cancer pro closed ok - Nov 23 '09 fra>eng l'eau pure ne devient pas aigre toute seule there's no effect without a cause pro closed ok - Oct 8 '09 fra>eng gueule de bois en plomb eyes like pissholes in the snow pro closed ok - Oct 8 '09 fra>eng en mal de devenir devoid of a future pro closed ok - Jun 2 '09 fra>eng hors-circuit past her prime/best [+ several more suggs below] pro closed no - May 6 '09 fra>eng incongru au bataillon Oddball pro closed ok 4 Apr 19 '09 fra>eng se mettre le doigt dans l'oeil to be kidding oneself; to have another think coming pro closed no - Feb 17 '09 fra>eng La dureté du mental can-do attitude pro closed no - Dec 30 '08 fra>eng jouer la montre hanging fire pro closed no 4 Nov 4 '08 fra>eng sur le pied d'égalité in equal measures; to the same extent pro closed no 4 Jul 24 '08 fra>eng Il fallait y penser Someone was bound to think of it pro closed ok 4 Jul 12 '08 fra>eng Laisse tomber, c'est mort !!! like, innit easy closed no - Jun 10 '08 fra>eng qui fait la sieste paie ses dettes a siesta a day helps you work, rest and play pro closed no 4 Apr 29 '08 fra>eng servir de lièvre 2 distinct possibilities (see below) pro closed ok 4 Apr 28 '08 fra>eng Elle a l'air bonne pareille à du bon pain She looks as sweet as pie pro closed ok 4 Mar 31 '08 fra>eng ce qui fut dit fut fait And so it was... pro closed ok - Mar 19 '08 fra>eng marcher sur ses deux jambes steer an even course/keel; strike a balance pro closed ok - Feb 11 '08 fra>eng s'inscrire dans la foulée adhere closely to pro closed ok - Jan 29 '08 fra>eng s'inscrit d'emblée sous le signe de la gageure renders it futile/hopeless from the very start pro closed ok - Jan 24 '08 fra>eng d'un coup sec decisively; once and for all easy closed ok - Nov 24 '07 fra>eng avec le bémol de its disadvantage being pro closed ok - Oct 15 '07 fra>eng essuyer les plâtres open up old wounds pro closed ok - Sep 27 '07 fra>eng a la guerre comme a la guerre we'll just have to make the best of things pro closed ok 4 Aug 9 '07 fra>eng On a fait le tour du sujet The subject has been discussed from every angle pro closed ok - Apr 17 '07 fra>eng faire entendre une voix différente take a different stand pro closed no - Apr 15 '07 fra>eng fendre le derrière bust a gut pro closed no - Sep 30 '06 fra>eng accepter du bout des levres pay lip service to... easy closed ok Asked | Open questions | Answered