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Persévérance - Faire de Grands Efforts

Découvrez des expressions idiomatiques anglaises liées aux grands efforts, y compris "brûler l'huile de minuit" et "huile de coude".

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English idioms related to Perseverance
to [break] {one's} (stones|balls)

to put in an extreme amount of effort into doing something

se défoncer, bosser comme un dingue

se défoncer, bosser comme un dingue

Ex: He broke his balls to finish the job before Friday. 
to [burn] the midnight oil

to do something until the very late hours of the night

travailler tard dans la nuit, veiller tard pour travailler

travailler tard dans la nuit, veiller tard pour travailler

Ex: She burned the midnight oil to finish the report. 
to [fall] over backward

to put in an extraordinary amount of effort to accomplish something, often with the intention of pleasing someone

se plier en quatre, se mettre en quatre

se plier en quatre, se mettre en quatre

Ex: The hotel staff fell over backward to make our stay comfortable. 
to [give] {one's} eye teeth

to be very determined and do whatever it takes to achieve a goal

donner n'importe quoi, être prêt à tout

donner n'importe quoi, être prêt à tout

Ex: She would give her eye teeth to get into that university. 
to [go] to town

to complete a task or activity with thoroughness, efficiency, and speed, often suggesting a focused and diligent approach

s'y mettre à fond, attaquer ça sérieusement

s'y mettre à fond, attaquer ça sérieusement

Ex: Once the deadline was moved up, the whole team went to town on the report. 
to [move] mountains

to accomplish something challenging or seemingly impossible through extraordinary effort and determination

réaliser l'impossible, surmonter tous les obstacles

réaliser l'impossible, surmonter tous les obstacles

Ex: With enough determination, this team can move mountains. 
a hundred and ten percent

an intense amount of effort made toward achieving something one desires

un engagement total, un effort maximal

un engagement total, un effort maximal

Ex: She gave a hundred and ten percent to win the competition. 
to bend {one's} (mind|thoughts|efforts) to {do sth}

to put a great amount of effort or thought into something particular

se consacrer à, concentrer tous ses efforts sur

se consacrer à, concentrer tous ses efforts sur

Ex: She bent her mind to solving the problem before the deadline. 
blood, sweat, and tears

an extreme amount of effort, dedication, and hard work

un travail acharné, des efforts et des sacrifices

un travail acharné, des efforts et des sacrifices

Ex: She put blood, sweat, and tears into building her business. 
elbow grease

a great amount of physical effort or work that is put into something

de l'huile de coude, un bon coup de main

de l'huile de coude, un bon coup de main

Ex: The old table just needs some elbow grease to look new again. 
to [break] {one's} neck

to put in a great deal of effort to accomplish something

se démener, se donner à fond

se démener, se donner à fond

Ex: She broke her neck to get the proposal ready on time. 
to [push] the envelope

to go beyond established limits or norms, often in a creative or daring way

bousculer les codes, repousser les limites

bousculer les codes, repousser les limites

Ex: The designer pushed the envelope with a bold new layout. 
to [break] the back of the beast

to manage to do something that is extremely difficult or challenging

venir à bout du plus difficile, franchir le cap le plus dur

venir à bout du plus difficile, franchir le cap le plus dur

Ex: Once we fixed the funding issue, we broke the back of the beast. 
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