Quebec expressions

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avoir des bidous

Expression

to have money

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avoir les deux pieds dans la même bottine

Expression

to be incapable of acting, to sit back and wait for things to happen

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c'est quétaine

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it's tacky

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courir la galipote

Expression

to chase skirts

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être aux oiseaux

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to be over the moon

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être un pissou

Expression

to be a scaredy-cat

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parler à travers son chapeau

Expression

to talk through one's hat

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passer la nuit sur la corde à linge

Expression

to sleep badly

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se prendre pour le boss des bécosses

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to act like the boss, to be a little tyrant

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se tirer une bûche

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to take a chair