5 animal idioms

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Idiom	Meaning	Example
as blind as a bat	if you can't see anything at all, you're as blind as a bat.	"He's as blind as a bat, and can't see more than a metre ahead."
bear market	a period when investors are pessimistic and expect financial losses	"This bear market won't last. Business will pick up soon."
to cry wolf	to raise a false alarm, to warn of danger that is not there	"Don't listen to her. She's just crying wolf again."
dog-eat-dog	ready to fight and hurt others in order to get what one wants	"It's a dog-eat-dog world, son, the father said. Be careful."
fishy	strange and suspicious	"I knew sth was fishy when I saw the windows to my flat open."
low-hanging fruit	things that are easy to obtain or achieve	"In order to succeed, we need to first get the low-hanging fruit."

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1. marché à la baisse
   
   Answer
   bear market
   



2. crier au loup
   
   Answer
   to cry wolf
   



3. louche, douteux
   
   Answer
   fishy
   



4. être au plus bas
   
   Answer
   to be at a low ebb
   



5. l'égoisme à l'absolu
   
   Answer
   dog-eat-dog
   



6. une chauve-souris
   
   Answer
   a bat
   

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5 idioms with 'low'

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Idiom	Meaning	Example
low-cost	not expensive	"We're taking a low-cost flight to Tunisia next summer."
low-tech	not using the most recent equipment or methods	"Yes, this product is simple, low-tech, but quite efficient."
at a low ebb	in a bad or weak state	"Consumer confidence has been at a low ebb for a while."
low-hanging fruit	things that are easy to obtain or achieve	"In order to succeed, we need to first get the low-hanging fruit."
low-key	not intended to attract a lot of attention	"Our wedding will be quite a low-key affair."
red tape	unnecessary official rules which make things happen very slowly	"Because of red tape, it took two weeks to get a visa."

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1. (de type) traditionnel
   
   Answer
   low-tech
   



2. lenteur de l'administration
   
   Answer
   red tape
   



3. les tâches/buts simples
   
   Answer
   low-hanging fruit
   



4. économique, bon marché
   
   Answer
   low-cost
   



5. aller mal
   
   Answer
   to be at a low ebb
   



6. modeste et discrète
   
   Answer
   low key
   

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5 idioms with 'red'

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Idiom	Meaning	Example
in the red	having the situation of spending more money than you've earned	"Their company found itself about €1.6 million in the red."
red tape	unnecessary official rules which make things happen very slowly	"Because of red tape, it took two weeks to get a visa."
to catch sb red-handed	to catch sb in the act of doing a crime, usually a theft.	"They caught her red-handed taking money out of the cash box"
roll out the red carpet	greet sb with great respect, give a big welcome	"When the king visits, they always roll out the red carpet."
red-eye	any flight departing late at night and arriving early the next morning	"Red-eye flights connect western cities to east coast cities."
a notch above	a little higher in quality (than sb or sth)	"This provider is a notch above others in terms of pricing."

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• recevoir qn en grande pompe
  
  Answer
  to roll out the red carpet for sb
  
• vol de nuit
  
  Answer
  red-eye (flight)
  
• prendre qqn la main dans le sac
  
  Answer
  to catch sb red-handed
  
• un cran au-dessus
  
  Answer
  a notch above
  
• paperasse, chinoiseries administratives
  
  Answer
  red tape
  
• à découvert
  
  Answer
  in the red
  

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