(transitive with pour) to bend over backwards, go to a lot of effort

(idiomatic) year in, year out

(idiomatic) year in, year out

(informal) to have one's mind in the gutter, to have a dirty mind, to be a pervert

necessary evil; blessing in disguise

(figuratively) where the shoe pinches

grasp all, lose all; don't spread yourself thin; don't become a jack of all trades, master of none

Alternative spelling of qui trop embrasse mal étreint

(informal) not bad to look at, quite good-looking

to bear with it, to put up with it, to grin and bear it; to wait patiently for better times; to be patient