Expression Cards: idiom
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idiom
to blow it
gâcher une chance ou une opportunité par erreur
Meaning
to ruin a chance or opportunity by mistake
Example
He **blew it** by arriving late to the interview.
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to boot up
démarrer quelque chose; commencer à fonctionner
Meaning
to start something; to begin working or functioning
Example
Let’s **boot up** the new project today and see how it goes.
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To break ground
Commencer un nouveau projet ou initiative.
Meaning
To begin a new project or initiative.
Example
The company is excited to **break ground** on their new office next month.
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to break new ground
faire quelque chose d'innovant ou sans précédent
Meaning
to do something innovative or unprecedented
Example
The company’s new app **broke new ground** in terms of user experience.
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to break out in a cold sweat
devenir soudainement très nerveux ou effrayé
Meaning
to suddenly become very nervous or afraid
Example
I **broke out in a cold sweat** before giving my first public speech.
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to break the ice
commencer une conversation amicale dans une situation gênante
Meaning
to start a friendly conversation in an awkward situation
Example
To **break the ice**, I told a joke.
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to bring someone to justice
capturer et punir quelqu'un pour un crime
Meaning
to capture and punish someone for a crime
Example
The police vowed to **bring the killers to justice**.
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to burn one's fingers
souffrir d'une mauvaise expérience ou d'une erreur
Meaning
to suffer from a bad experience or mistake
Example
He **burned his fingers** investing in that fake company.
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to clean one's hands
se débarrasser de la responsabilité de quelque chose, surtout d'une faute
Meaning
to rid oneself of responsibility for something, especially wrongdoing
Example
He tried to **clean his hands** of the situation, but we all knew he was involved.
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to cloud-sync
synchroniser des données ou des fichiers entre des appareils via des services cloud
Meaning
to synchronize data or files between devices via cloud services
Example
I always **to cloud-sync** my documents so that I can access them anywhere.
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to come clean
admettre la vérité, surtout lorsqu'elle est difficile ou embarrassante
Meaning
to admit the truth, especially when it is difficult or embarrassing
Example
He decided it was time to **come clean** about his mistake.
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to come out on top
réussir dans une situation difficile ou compétition
Meaning
to succeed in a difficult situation or competition
Example
After a fierce competition, they **came out on top** and won the contract.
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to cross that bridge when you come to it
gérer un problème lorsqu'il survient, plutôt que de s'en soucier à l'avance
Meaning
to deal with a problem when it arises, rather than worrying about it beforehand
Example
Don't worry about the meeting next week, we'll **cross that bridge when we come to it**.
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to debug a program
identifier et corriger les erreurs ou problèmes dans un programme informatique
Meaning
to identify and fix errors or problems in a computer program
Example
I spent all day **to debug a program** that was causing crashes.
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to deep dive into data
analyser les données en détail
Meaning
to analyze data in great detail
Example
We need **to deep dive into data** to understand the root cause of the problem.
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to draw the line
fixer une limite à ce qui est acceptable
Meaning
to set a limit on what is acceptable
Example
We need to **draw the line** between inspiration and plagiarism.
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to drop the ball
faire une erreur; échouer dans quelque chose d'important
Meaning
to make a mistake; to fail at something important
Example
He really **dropped the ball** by forgetting the meeting.
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to encrypt data
convertir des données en un format sécurisé pour empêcher l'accès non autorisé
Meaning
to convert data into a secure format to prevent unauthorized access
Example
All sensitive information must be **to encrypt data** before storage.
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to err is human
tout le monde fait des erreurs; il est naturel d’être imparfait
Meaning
everyone makes mistakes; it’s natural to be imperfect
Example
**To err is human**, but to learn from errors is wisdom.
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to fall flat on one's face
échouer complètement ou se ridiculiser
Meaning
to fail completely or embarrass oneself
Example
The comedian **fell flat on his face** when no one laughed.
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to fall head over heels
tomber éperdument amoureux
Meaning
to fall deeply in love
Example
He **fell head over heels** for her the moment they met.
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to feel like a million bucks
se sentir très bien ou confiant
Meaning
to feel very good or confident
Example
After the spa treatment, I **felt like a million bucks**.
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to firewall something
bloquer ou empêcher l'accès à quelque chose, généralement utilisé dans le contexte de la protection d'un réseau ou d'un système
Meaning
to block or prevent access to something, typically used in the context of protecting a network or system
Example
We need **to firewall something** to protect our database from hackers.
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to frame the issue
présenter une situation d'une manière particulière
Meaning
to present a situation in a particular way
Example
The journalist cleverly **framed the issue** to highlight social inequality.