Political expressions 5
to feather your own nest whistleblower
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Political expressions 2
More idioms that are used a lot in political journalism.
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Political expressions 1
Thanks to the guys at learnenglishidioms for these videos. I would say that journalists, more than politicians, are responsible for the use and over-use of expressions and idioms. When we use an expression too much, it becomes a ‘cliché’ (even in English!)
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Expression: cool as a cucumber
Si quelqu’un est capable de rester calme ou garder son sang-froid, on dit (en anglais, bien sûr) qu’il est aussi frais/cool qu’un concombre! Bizarre, je sais, mais…
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It’s wrong to judge a book by its cover
Don’t always trust your first impression, especially external appearances – it’s what’s inside that’s important. That’s why we have the expression ‘it’s wrong to judge a book by its cover’. Watch the video for a good example!
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Expression: Not a snowball’s chance in hell
Not a snowball’s chance in hell: Aucune possibilité que ça va se réaliser/ se passer.
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Expression: Vicious Circle
Cette expression is exactly the same as ‘cercle vicieux’. An example of calque, maybe?
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Expression: Safe and Sound
Safe and sound : sain et sauf. Les anglophones peuvent utiliser cette expression pour parler des choses peu risqué: We arrived home safe and sound.
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Expression: the tables are turned
French: l’ordre des choses est inversé. On entend souvent aujourd’hui, ‘the tables have turned’.
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Expression: a yes man
Quelqu’un est un ‘yes man’ parcequ’il dit toujours ‘oui’. C’est une personne faible, lache, ou flatteur.
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Expression: half-baked ideas
Half-baked : à moitié cuit A half-baked idea is an idea that has not had enough thought or planning. French: ‘une idée peu réfléchie’.
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Expression: rack and ruin
To go to rack and ruin : to be completely destroyed, devastated, degenerated. “My business went to rack and ruin when two competitors moved into my street’
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