Relationships & Emotions Idioms
Faire la paix avec
To accept a difficult situation or reconcile.
Éperdument amoureux
Madly in love with someone.
Partir du mauvais pied
To make a bad start in a relationship or task.
Garder ses distances
To avoid becoming too friendly with someone.
Accorder le bénéfice du doute
To choose to believe someone despite lingering uncertainty.
Tourner le dos à quelqu'un
To intentionally ignore someone.
Crever l'abcès
To remove tension or misunderstandings between people.
Être mené par le bout du nez
Completely controlled or dominated by someone.
Ne pas réveiller le chien qui dort
To avoid restarting a settled conflict.
Ne mords pas la main qui te nourrit
Do not harm those who support or assist you.
L'absence est à l'amour ce que le vent est au feu
Being apart increases affection between loved ones.
Loin des yeux, loin du cœur
People or things easily forgotten when they are not present.
Être d'accord sur toute la ligne
To agree fully with someone on an issue.
Convoler en justes noces
To get married.
Comme deux gouttes d'eau
Two people or things that are extremely similar.
Dans le dos de quelqu'un
Without someone's knowledge or consent.
Ami des beaux jours
A friend who is only around when conditions are good.
Enterrer la hache de guerre
To make peace or conclude a quarrel.
Avoir un squelette dans le placard
A discreditable or embarrassing secret.
Avoir quelqu'un dans la poche
To have total control over someone.
Contre vents et marées
Under all circumstances, no matter how difficult.