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 [phrase]

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

Ex: Don't tell me you're cleaning the house on a Saturday night? Get a life, Hannah!

to [put|stuff|stick] a sock in it [Phrase]

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

Ex: The loud music from the neighboring apartment was disturbing everyone , so I finally went over and asked them to stuff a sock in it .

beat it [phrase]

used to tell someone to leave immediately

Ex: When the party was over , they told the remaining guests to beat it and go home .

break a leg [phrase]

Merde !

Ex: Jason sent Phillip a fax from the airport before Monday 's show , with the greeting : ` Break a leg and enjoy yourself . '

come off it [Interjection]

arrête !

Ex: Ask Simon to cook the meal? Come off it, he can hardly boil an egg!

Demander à Simon de cuisiner le repas ? Arrête ton char, il sait à peine faire bouillir un œuf !

cry me a river [phrase]

used to tell a whining person that one does not care

Ex: Cry me a river , I do n't even have a cleaning lady .

cut the (crap|shit) [phrase]

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

Ex: Cut the crap and tell me what really happened .

give it a rest [phrase]

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

Ex: Give it a rest , will you ?

give me a break [phrase]

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

Ex: Give me a break !

go hang {oneself} [phrase]

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

Ex: If she's expecting the report by tomorrow, she can go hang.

go to the Devil [phrase]

used to tell a person to go and leave one alone

Ex: After he insulted my friend, I told him to go to the devil.

hold my beer [phrase]

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

Ex: Hold my beer ; I 'm going to challenge the reigning champion to an arm-wrestling contest .

kiss my ass [phrase]

used to express contempt, dismissal, or refusal toward someone

Ex: Kiss my ass , Jerry !

no you don't [phrase]

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

Ex:

none of {one's} lip [Phrase]

used to tell someone to stop talking

Ex: Hey , none of your lip !

read my lips [phrase]

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

Ex: Read my lips , there will be no changes to the company 's vacation policy this year , " the CEO announced .

say it, do not spray it [phrase]

used to tell someone to not spit when they are talking

Ex: The three year-old I babysit always spits on me when talking. I know he doesn't mean it, but telling him say it, don't spray it just doesn't work.

scratch that [Interjection]

oublie ça

Ex: I initially planned to go to the beach this weekend , but scratch that ; I have to work overtime .

Je prévoyais initialement d'aller à la plage ce week-end, mais oublie ça ; je dois faire des heures supplémentaires.

spit it out [Interjection]

crache le morceau

Ex: I can see you have something on your mind ; just spit it out , and we 'll talk about it .

Je vois que tu as quelque chose en tête ; dis-le tout simplement, et nous en parlerons.

take a hike [phrase]

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

Ex: I 've had enough of your complaints ; why do n't you take a hike and give us some peace ?

[take] a walk [phrase]

to go away and leave a person alone

Ex: If you need some time to think , why do n't you take a walk and come back when you 're ready ?

take it easy [Interjection]

Prends soin de toi

Ex:

C'était super de te voir. Prends soin de toi, et ne travaille pas trop dur.

Comportement et Approche
Prévoyance & Prudence	Réaction excessive	Tact	Être diplomate
Improvisation & Compromis	Se comporter poliment	Manque de soin ou de considération	Sans soin ni pensée
Réagir ou Exiger	Réponses conversationnelles	Montrer de la surprise	Payer ou Attirer l'Attention
Ne pas faire attention	Comportement offensant	Réaction et réponse	Jalousie & Compétition
Traitement dur et strict