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il ne savait plus de quel bois faire flècheHe did not know which way to turn. Rate it:

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in lineOn a queue; waiting one's turn for something.Rate it:

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In One Ear and Out the OtherNot to pay any serious attention to something, ignore something without turning any ear to itRate it:

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j'y ai mis du mien, mettez-y du vôtreI have given way a bit, meet me half-way; I have done my share at it, now it’s your turn.Rate it:

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je lui ai mis la puce à l'oreilleI made him feel uneasy (by rousing his suspicions, etc.); I sent him away with a flea in his ear.Rate it:

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je ne sais à quel saint me vouerI do not know which way to turn.Rate it:

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je saurai en tirer partiI shall be able to turn it to account.Rate it:

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Keep Your Ear to the GroundBe focused and well aware of what is happening aroundRate it:

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la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreillesA mouth stretching from ear to ear.Rate it:

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la viande est cuite à pointThe meat is done to a turn.Rate it:

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lay toTo turn towards the wind so that the boat stopsRate it:

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left turnUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see left, turn.Rate it:

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left turnAn unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.Rate it:

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lefty loosey, righty tightyA mnemonic used to recall the direction a spanner must turn to either tighten or loosen a bolt.Rate it:

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lend an earTo listen to someone.Rate it:

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Lend an EarTo pay attention and listen to someoneRate it:

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look aroundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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look roundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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luff upTo turn towards the wind so that the sails flapRate it:

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make a pig's ear ofTo do badly; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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make a silk purse of a sow's earTo produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's EarTo make something good out of something naturally badRate it:

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make an appearanceTo turn up to an event for a brief moment.Rate it:

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make hayTo cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.Rate it:

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make outTo succeed; to turn out or end up.Rate it:

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me toca a miit's my turnRate it:

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mettre les rieurs de son côtéTo turn the laugh against a man.Rate it:

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Midas touchthe ability to turn everything one touches into gold.Rate it:

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mind's earThe mental faculty or inner sense with which one produces or reproduces imagined or recalled sounds solely within the mind; the supposed organ within the mind which experiences such sounds.Rate it:

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momentum afferre ad aliquidto determine the issue of; to turn the scale.Rate it:

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music to one's earSome unexpected good news; a favorable outcome after some initial confusion or delay.Rate it:

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ne faites pas de cornes à ce livreDo not dog’s-ear that book.Rate it:

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neque auribus neque oculis satis constoI am losing my eyesight and getting deaf.Rate it:

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oculos (aures, animum) advertere ad aliquidto turn one's eyes (ears, attention) towards an object.Rate it:

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oculos conicere in aliquemto turn one's gaze on; to regard.Rate it:

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oculos deicere, removere ab aliqua reto turn one's gaze away from an object.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire d'une buse un épervierOne cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.Rate it:

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one good turn deserves anotherOne act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.Rate it:

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One Good Turn Deserves AnotherFavor should be returned with kindness, you should grab the chance to repay the favorRate it:

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out on one's earFired, dismissed or thrown out, especially for some wrongdoing or otherwise with disgrace.Rate it:

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passage à videfunny turn, bad patch, slump, dry spellRate it:

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perdre la tramontaneNot to know which way to turn; To lose one’s head.Rate it:

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pericula in or ad aliquem redundantmany dangers hem a person in; one meets new risks at every turn.Rate it:

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pigeon-toedTo stand, walk, or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot face toward each other and the knees also turn inward toward each other--like a pigeon's toes.Rate it:

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pitch upTo arrive; to turn up.Rate it:

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play by earTo play guided by one's memory of the sound, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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play by earTo do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur.Rate it:

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play it by earTo do something by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur.Rate it:

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play it by earTo play a song according to how it sounds, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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Play it by EarTo take ones next move when one is already faced with a situation, to devise or improvise thingsRate it:

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