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Comportement et Approche - Réagir ou Exiger

Explorez les idiomes anglais qui concernent la réaction ou la demande, y compris "lisez sur mes lèvres" et "faites une promenade".

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get a life
get a life
[phrase]

used to tell someone to change their life style and start doing more exciting or important things

trouve-toi une vie, trouve-toi mieux à faire

trouve-toi une vie, trouve-toi mieux à faire

Ex: Stop spying on your ex's posts and get a life. 
to [put|stuff|stick] a sock in it

to tell a person to stop making noise or stop talking, especially if they are being loud or annoying

la ferme, tais-toi un peu

la ferme, tais-toi un peu

Ex: Put a sock in it, will you? I am trying to work. 
beat it
beat it
[phrase]

used to tell someone to leave immediately

dégage, fiche le camp

dégage, fiche le camp

Ex: Beat it before I call security. 
break a leg
break a leg
[phrase]

used to wish a person good luck, particularly before their performance

merde, bonne chance

merde, bonne chance

Ex: Break a leg tonight; you are going to be amazing. 
come off it
come off it
[Interjection]

used to tell someone that they should stop saying or doing a particular thing

arrête un peu, faut arrêter

arrête un peu, faut arrêter

Ex: Come off it, you know that is not true. 
cry me a river

used to tell a whining person that one does not care

pleure tant que tu veux, épargne-moi tes jérémiades

pleure tant que tu veux, épargne-moi tes jérémiades

Ex: You had to wait five minutes? Cry me a river. 
cut the (crap|shit)
cut the crap
[phrase]

used to tell a person to stop talking about unimportant or incorrect things

arrête tes conneries, arrête ton baratin

arrête tes conneries, arrête ton baratin

Ex: Cut the crap and tell me what really happened. 
give it a rest

used to tell a person to stop doing something or talking about a certain subject that is annoying one

arrête un peu, ça suffit

arrête un peu, ça suffit

Ex: Give it a rest; we have heard that story three times. 
give me a break

used to show one's disbelief or disagreement about what someone has just said

mais arrête, tu plaisantes

mais arrête, tu plaisantes

Ex: Give me a break, you expect me to believe that excuse? 
go hang {oneself}

used to show one's indifference toward one's actions or mood

qu'il aille se faire voir, je m'en fiche complètement

qu'il aille se faire voir, je m'en fiche complètement

Ex: If he does not like the decision, he can go hang himself. 
go to the Devil

used to tell a person to go and leave one alone

va au diable, laisse-moi tranquille

va au diable, laisse-moi tranquille

Ex: Go to the Devil and stop bothering me. 
hold my beer
hold my beer
[phrase]

used humorously when one is about to attempt to do something foolish or dangerous, often to showoff or outdo someone

regarde un peu ça, laisse-moi faire

regarde un peu ça, laisse-moi faire

Ex: He saw Tom fail the skateboard trick and said, "Hold my beer." 
kiss my ass
kiss my ass
[phrase]

used to express contempt, dismissal, or refusal toward someone

va te faire voir, je t'emmerde

va te faire voir, je t'emmerde

Ex: If they think I will work for free, they can kiss my ass. 
no you don't
no you don't
[phrase]

used to express one's desire to stop someone from doing something

même pas en rêve, ça, non

même pas en rêve, ça, non

Ex: No you don't; put that phone back on the table. 
none of {one's} lip

used to tell someone to stop talking

pas de réplique, ne fais pas l'insolent

pas de réplique, ne fais pas l'insolent

Ex: None of your lip; do as you were told. 
read my lips
read my lips
[phrase]

used to ask a person to pay attention to one's words and believe them

écoute-moi bien, mets-toi bien ça dans la tête

écoute-moi bien, mets-toi bien ça dans la tête

Ex: Read my lips: I am not paying for your mistake. 
say it, do not spray it

used to tell someone to not spit when they are talking

parle, ne crache pas en parlant

parle, ne crache pas en parlant

Ex: Say it, don't spray it; you're spitting on my notebook. 
scratch that
scratch that
[Interjection]

used to tell someone to ignore or disregard something that was just said

oublie ça, raye ça

oublie ça, raye ça

Ex: We should meet at seven—scratch that, make it seven thirty. 
spit it out
spit it out
[Interjection]

used when urging a person to quickly say the thing they seem embarrassed or frightened to share

crache le morceau, allez, parle

crache le morceau, allez, parle

Ex: Come on, spit it out—what did you break? 
take a hike
take a hike
[phrase]

used to tell someone to stop bothering one and leave one alone

fiche-moi la paix, dégage

fiche-moi la paix, dégage

Ex: I told him to take a hike when he asked for money again. 
[take] a walk
take a walk
[phrase]

to go away and leave a person alone

va voir ailleurs, fiche-moi la paix

va voir ailleurs, fiche-moi la paix

Ex: Take a walk; I do not want to argue with you. 
take it easy
take it easy
[Interjection]

used to tell someone to take care of themselves when saying goodbye to each other

prends soin de toi, porte-toi bien

prends soin de toi, porte-toi bien

Ex: Take it easy, and call me when you get home. 
to [raise] a stink

to complain loudly or make a serious fuss about something

Ex: Customers raised a stink about the new fees. 
to [ask] for the moon

to ask for something unreasonable or too much

Ex: The buyer asked for the moon during the negotiation. 
to [take] the bait

to react to someone's attempt to provoke, trick, or upset one

Ex: He tried to annoy her, but she did not take the bait. 
to [stir] the pot

to create trouble or make conflict worse

Ex: He stirred the pot by repeating the rumor. 
to [put] {sb} on the spot

to make someone feel pressured to respond or act immediately

Ex: The question put her on the spot. 
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