(transitive with à) (informal) to give someone the shits (to scare someone) / (transitive with à) (informal) to piss someone off (to anger someone)

(transitive with à) (informal) to scare someone stiff, to make someone's blood run cold, to give someone the shits

to make a book, to record bets, to write down bets, to act as a bookmaker

(derogatory) to lap up everything said by [+ de (someone)]

(figuratively) to muddy the waters, to cloud the issue, to confuse the issue

(transitive with à) (informal) to scare someone stiff, to make someone's blood run cold, to give someone the shits

to end a conversation that got off to a bad start

to calm things down, to let cooler heads prevail, to defuse the situation

(figuratively) to be on someone's lips, to be nagging [+ à (someone)] (of a question)

in time, on time, on schedule (within the prescribed time limit)