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Terms for subject Proper and figurative (119 entries)

prendre ses précautions	take precautions
rendre coup pour coup	hit back
rendre coup pour coup	give as good as one gets
rester sur ses positions	stand (one's) ground
rester sur ses positions	stick to (one's) guns
retomber sur ses pieds	fall on (one's) feet
retomber sur ses pieds	land on (one's) feet
rien à l'horizon	nothing in sight
rien à l'horizon	nothing in view
rompre les amarres	break (one's) moorings
ronger son frein	champ at the bit
se mettre en campagne	go into action
se salir les mains	get (one's) hands dirty
sonner faux	ring false
tapis rouge	red carpet
tendre une embuscade à	set up an ambush for somebody
tenir la distance	go the distance
tenir la distance	stay the course
toile de fond	backdrop
tomber dans une embuscade	be caught in an ambush