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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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in the scheme of things it was a small victory.As with climate change the slow improvement of gas amounts discharged into the atmosphere comes too late. We are screwed 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 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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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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a whopper-dooperPrize Winning, Top Banana, First Rate, First Class, Winner, Great, Glorious, Grand, Super Duper. Superlative.Rate it:

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kiss your money goodbyeThe giving, lending of one's funds to individuals or investing or buying-into an irresistible scheme, agenda, lottery program or unknown proposition.Rate it:

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poisoned chaliceA scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.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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one thousandUsed in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.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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castle in the airA visionary project or scheme; a day-dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility.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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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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jam sandwich(from the common UK colour scheme of white with a red reflective horizontal band) A police car.Rate it:

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