French & and English Expressions, by Carlos Mirasierras

n'y voir que du feu

to be completely fooled

O
obéir à

to obey

obliger qqun à

to require s.o. to

obtenir qqch par

to obtain s.t. by

L'occasion fait le larron.

Opportunity makes a thief.

offrir de

to offer to

On a bien roulé (inf)

We made good time

On aura tout vu !

That would be too much!

On commence à y voir
plus clair.

Things are beginning to come clear.

on dirait que...

you'd think that

On dit que

One says, They say

On donne qqun/qqch
pour...

He/It is said to be...

on est + date

it's (date)

On est dans un beau pétrin We're in a fine mess
On lui a laissé son...

We left his ... alone; We didn't argue
with him about his...

On lui donnerait le bon
Dieu sans confession.

He looks as if butter wouldn't melt in
his mouth, He looks totally innocent.

On m'a pris pour ...

They thought I was ... / I was taken
for ...

On n'a rien sans mal

You can't get s.t. for nothing

On ne fait pas d'omelette
sans casser des oeufs.

You can't make an omelette without
breaking eggs.

On ne lui donne pas d'âge. You can't tell how old he is.
On ne marie pas les

Different strokes for different folks.
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