(informal, figuratively) to be knackered, to be exhausted / (informal, figuratively) to be on edge

Alternative spelling of faire du sur place

(transitive, figuratively) to put back on the right track, to put back on track, to sort out

Alternative form of en foi de quoi

(informal, figuratively) to criticise someone who is doing his best; to lash out at someone who means well; to be unappreciative of a service provided for free

(figuratively) to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it)

Synonym of tomber sur le paletot

to ambush

(informal, figuratively) to abuse of a situation, to take advantage of someone, of a service that someone offers / (informal, figuratively) to overdo it, to burn the candle at both ends, to push one's luck

(transitive, figuratively) to leave someone dissatisfied, to leave someone wanting more, to fall short of someone's expectations