Expression Cards: idiom
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idiom
over it
ne plus être intéressé ou affecté par quelque chose
Meaning
no longer interested or affected by something
Example
I'm totally **over it** now.
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over the hill
passé son apogée; plus jeune ou à son meilleur niveau
Meaning
past one's prime; no longer young or at peak performance
Example
Some people think turning forty means you’re **over the hill**, but that’s not true.
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over the horizon
quelque chose qui devrait bientôt se produire
Meaning
something that is expected to happen soon
Example
A big change in the market may be **over the horizon**.
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over the moon
extrêmement content ou heureux
Meaning
extremely pleased or happy
Example
She was **over the moon** when she won the prize.
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overfitting
lorsqu'un modèle fonctionne bien sur les données d'entraînement mais mal sur les données non vues
Meaning
when a model performs well on training data but poorly on unseen data
Example
The model seems to be **overfitting** because it performs well on the training data but poorly on the test set.
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overnight success
une personne ou une chose qui devient rapidement réussie
Meaning
a person or thing that becomes successful very quickly
Example
Her first song made her an **overnight success**.
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own it
être fier de qui vous êtes ou de ce que vous faites
Meaning
to take pride in who you are or what you do
Example
Don’t be shy about your success—**own it**!
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own the mistake
assumer la responsabilité d’avoir fait quelque chose de mal
Meaning
to take responsibility for doing something wrong
Example
A good leader knows how to **own the mistake** and learn from it.
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own up
admettre ou confesser quelque chose
Meaning
to admit or confess to something.
Example
He finally **owned up** to breaking the vase.
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own up to
admettre ou avouer quelque chose que vous avez mal faite
Meaning
to admit or confess to something you did wrong
Example
She finally **owned up to** breaking the vase.
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own up to something
admettre ou avouer la responsabilité de quelque chose
Meaning
to admit or confess responsibility for something
Example
You should **own up to your mistakes** instead of blaming others.
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own up to your mistakes
admettre que vous avez fait quelque chose de mal
Meaning
to admit that you have done something wrong
Example
It takes courage to **own up to your mistakes**.
idiom
own your mistakes
assumer la responsabilité de ce que vous avez fait de mal.
Meaning
to take responsibility for what you did wrong.
Example
It’s important to **own your mistakes** and learn from them.
idiom
pack up
rassembler ses affaires et se préparer à partir
Meaning
to gather belongings and prepare to leave
Example
We should **pack up** and head home before the storm starts.
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paint a new picture
créer une nouvelle vision ou un nouveau concept
Meaning
to create a new vision or concept
Example
The designer managed to **paint a new picture** for the brand.
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paint a picture
décrire quelque chose de manière vivante ou claire
Meaning
to describe something vividly or clearly
Example
The journalist tried to **paint a picture** of life in the refugee camp.
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paint a rosy picture
décrire quelque chose de manière excessivement optimiste
Meaning
to describe something in an overly optimistic way
Example
The guide **painted a rosy picture** of the museum's future.
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paint a vision
décrire clairement un objectif futur inspirant
Meaning
to clearly describe an inspiring future goal
Example
The leader **painted a vision** of a better, more connected world.
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paint oneself into a corner
créer une situation où l'on a des options limitées
Meaning
to create a situation where one has limited options
Example
He **painted himself into a corner** by promising too much.
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paint the town red
sortir et célébrer de manière débridée
Meaning
to go out and celebrate wildly
Example
After the exam, we decided to **paint the town red**.
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paint yourself into a corner
se mettre dans une situation difficile dont on ne peut pas sortir facilement
Meaning
to put yourself in a difficult situation with no easy way out
Example
By making so many promises, he **painted himself into a corner**.
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painting the town red
sortir et s'amuser de manière animée et extravagante
Meaning
to go out and enjoy oneself in a lively and extravagant way
Example
After the big win, we went out and started **painting the town red**.
idiom
pair off
former des groupes de deux
Meaning
to form groups of two
Example
Students will **pair off** for the lab experiment.
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pair up
former des groupes de deux
Meaning
to form groups of two
Example
Students should **pair up** before starting the lab activity.