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Points Date Pair Term / Answer given Level Status Gloss
- Apr 17 '23 fra>eng Vous avez une langue de vipère ! You really do have / You have such a vicious / spiteful tongue on you! pro closed no
4 May 20 '20 eng>eng was put off discouraged from eating easy closed ok
- Feb 7 '19 eng>fra FFS or "for fuck's sake" PTN easy closed ok
- Dec 12 '18 fra>eng ni vu ni connu with no-one any the wiser easy closed ok
- Nov 8 '18 eng>eng hot fashionable / trendy / popular / in vogue easy closed no
- Jun 8 '16 eng>eng the proverbial ‘hostess with the mostess’ See discussion below easy closed ok
4 Oct 28 '15 eng>eng kept me in lunch money earned me a modest income pro closed ok
- Dec 19 '14 eng>eng reloaded xxx v 2.0 pro closed ok
- Sep 23 '14 eng>fra matchmaker entremetteur pro closed ok
4 Aug 23 '14 eng>eng shuffle along the line (here) slowly moving up the queue to be the next to die pro closed ok
4 Jul 4 '14 fra>eng archi blindé packed out / teeming / heaving / seething pro closed no
- Jul 4 '14 fra>eng bien dans leur époque well and truly of their time easy closed ok
4 Jun 5 '14 eng>eng that seems like math gone mad mathematical considerations taking precedence over common sense! pro closed no
- Sep 28 '13 fra>eng assez space a bit off-the-wall pro closed no
- Dec 11 '12 eng>fra chicken and egg situation puisque c'est comme la vieille histoire de l'œuf et de la poule pro closed ok
- Nov 27 '12 fra>eng sert et dessert offers an elusive interplay pro closed ok
- May 31 '12 fra>eng rire à une demie blague to laugh at a bit of a joke pro closed ok
NP May 25 '12 eng>eng "Like aught out of sieve" like something out of a sieve easy closed ok
4 Mar 14 '12 fra>eng faire le biseau make a smooth join / seamless transition pro closed ok
- Jan 30 '12 fra>eng 'Jouer La Pythie' sitting on the fence pro closed ok
- Dec 16 '11 fra>eng revenir dans les clous de get back on/within the ... target pro closed no
4 Oct 24 '11 fra>eng saut de tarzan jumping in with both feet pro closed ok
- Sep 7 '11 eng>fra To take to the waves prendre la mer pro closed no
- Aug 31 '11 eng>fra neck on the line c'est moi qui risque ma peau pro closed no
4 Aug 8 '11 eng>eng (to) get with smb. to be friendly with pro closed ok
- May 12 '11 eng>fra no mean feat un exploit non négligeable pro closed ok
- Apr 17 '11 eng>fra to put a sweet spin on rajouter une note / touche sucrée pro closed no
4 Mar 19 '11 eng>fra You'd go to your grave to... tu serais prête à mourir pour... easy closed ok
4 Nov 8 '10 eng>eng light this fuse do something apparently stupid easy closed no
4 Oct 16 '10 eng>eng As you do as one does easy closed ok
- Oct 14 '10 eng>fra to have ants in one's pants ne pas (pouvoir) tenir en place pro closed ok
4 Aug 16 '10 eng>eng Beauty is a good letter of introduction. being good-looking helps you get over the first hurdle pro closed no
4 Mar 31 '10 eng>fra take a hammer to mettre à l'épreuve pro closed ok
- Mar 29 '10 eng>eng just another John Doe just another John Smith easy closed no
- Mar 29 '10 eng>eng take a whizz go for a pee easy closed ok
- Jan 28 '10 eng>fra panning out tourner / se passer / goupiller pro closed no
4 Jan 21 '10 fra>eng pas de quoi en faire un goitre there really isn't anything to make a fuss about pro closed ok
- Dec 25 '09 eng>eng turn on revolve around / are centred OR based upon pro closed no
4 Nov 12 '09 eng>eng one all we've each won one race easy closed no
- Oct 23 '09 eng>fra only handle it once ne faites les choses qu'une seule fois pro closed ok
- Oct 12 '09 eng>fra show some work faire preuve d'activité pro closed ok
4 Jul 19 '09 eng>eng have all sorts of fun fun in several different ways pro closed ok
4 May 19 '09 fra>eng passer un savon give a right dressing-down / ticking off / telling-off easy closed ok
4 Mar 9 '09 eng>fra porkie pies salades easy closed no
- Jan 31 '09 eng>eng A long ten minutes, a long year, a short five minutes, etc... seemed as if it lasted longer than it actually did easy closed no
4 Nov 29 '08 eng>eng The years are running... ... follow / succeed one another / go by so quickly... easy closed ok
4 Nov 24 '08 fra>eng Garder le meilleur pour la fin save the best till last easy closed ok
4 Nov 16 '08 fra>eng combattre vent debout to fight head-on pro closed no
- Oct 13 '08 eng>fra Shrinking (fading) violet sensitive OU personne sensible et timide pro closed ok
- Oct 9 '08 eng>fra Electricity is really just organized lightning. l'électricité n'est ni plus, ni moins que la foudre organisée pro closed no
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