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il a changé son cheval borgne contre un aveugleHe has changed for the worse; He has made a bad bargain.Rate it:

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il a dit pis que pendre de vousHe said everything that was bad of you; According to him, hanging is too good for you.Rate it:

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il a le caractère mal faitHe cannot take a joke.Rate it:

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il a mis son bonnet de traversHe is in a bad temper; He got out of bed the wrong side.Rate it:

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il a toujours le mot pour rireHe is ever ready with a joke; He is full of fun.Rate it:

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il fait bonne mine à mauvais jeuHe puts a good face on the matter; He makes the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas mort d'hommeIt’s not that bad; said to de-dramatize an event.Rate it:

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ill healthA state of illness, or bad health.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in bad odorRegarded with disapproval; in a situation of being disliked; shunned.Rate it:

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in bad shapean extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in bonam (malam) partem accipere aliquidto take a thing in good (bad) part.Rate it:

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in funas a joke; not seriousRate it:

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in jestAs a joke.Rate it:

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in the wrong place at the wrong timeAt a location where something bad is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence.Rate it:

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Indian signA curse causing loss of will power or persistent bad luck.Rate it:

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infamem facere aliquemto damage a person's character, bring him into bad odour.Rate it:

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infamiam alicui inferre, aspergereto damage a person's character, bring him into bad odour.Rate it:

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inside jokeA joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are in the know about the details.Rate it:

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ioco uti (Off. 1. 29. 103)to make a joke.Rate it:

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it takes one to know oneThe person criticizing is as bad as the person being criticized.Rate it:

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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any goodThere is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.Rate it:

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j'ai tiré mon épingle du jeuI have saved my stake; I got well out of a bad job.Rate it:

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jeter son bonnet par dessus les moulins (of women)To throw off all restraint; Not to care a straw for what people may think of your bad conduct.Rate it:

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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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johned upTo write or say something that doesn't make much sense to other people; inside joke.Rate it:

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joke aroundTo kid, prank, jokeRate it:

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joke around: bowdlerization of fuck aroundRate it:

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jungle mouthbad breath, halitosisRate it:

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kick in the teethA humiliating insult or instance of bad treatment, especially when one is expecting friendship or in need of support; a sudden and unexpected setback; a strong rebuff.Rate it:

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knee slapperA joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.Rate it:

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knee-deep in the Big MuddyStuck in a predicament; mired in a difficult situation, especially one resulting from poor judgment or bad leadership.Rate it:

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knock on woodA self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.Rate it:

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Knock on WoodThose having superstitious beliefs such as knocking on wood save them to have a bad luckRate it:

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l'un vaut l'autreOne is as bad as the other.Rate it:

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lame jokeAn attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.Rate it:

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laugh offTo respond to a negative situation lightheartedly, as though it were a joke.Rate it:

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le loup mourra dans sa peauA bad thing never dies; A bad man will die a bad man.Rate it:

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le plus beau de l'histoire c'était qu'il n'en savait rienThe best of the joke was he knew nothing about it.Rate it:

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lead astrayTo influence to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegallyRate it:

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leg pullTo jokeRate it:

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les extrêmes se touchentExtremes meet; Too far east is west; Too much care may be as bad as downright negligence.Rate it:

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lesser of two evilsThe more desirable of two bad alternatives.Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.Rate it:

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like a bear with a sore headVery irritable; bad-tempered.Rate it:

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look on the bright sideto examine a situation, usually bad, from a positive perspectiveRate 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 head or tail ofTo determine to be good or bad.Rate it:

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make light ofTo regard without due seriousness; to joke or disregard inappropriately.Rate it:

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