(transitive, figuratively) to know backwards, to know inside and out, to know off pat, to have down pat

post-1990 spelling of être sur son trente et un

(informal) to get things straight, to make things perfectly clear, to put the record straight, to spell it out, to lay down the law

to be dressed to the nines, to be dressed to kill

Alternative form of tirer des plans sur la comète

Alternative form of tirer des plans sur la comète

(figuratively, informal) to chase rainbows, to build castles in the air, to reach for the stars, to shoot for the moon (to make overly ambitious plans)

(figuratively) something as useful as tits on a bull, as useful as a chocolate teapot, as useful as rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, as useful carrying coals to Newcastle, something of no earthly use (something completely useless and inefficient)

Synonym of cataplasme sur une jambe de bois

Synonym of cataplasme sur une jambe de bois