(figuratively, transitive with avec) to cross swords with someone

(transitive with pour) to develop a passion for, to be seized by a passion for

(transitive, colloquial) to take someone to be stupid

(informal) to learn, to take a lesson

(vulgar, figuratively) to gather up one's courage, to man up

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

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Mary Parish) to be dismissed

(informal) to be given a dressing-down, to get a severe telling-off, to get read the riot act; to get hauled over the coals / (informal) to take a beating, to take a thrashing

Alternative spelling of prendre la clef des champs

(figuratively) to take to one's heels, to head for the hills, to run away, to make off