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| French to English translations [Non-PRO] | | French term or phrase: ne pas y aller à la petite cuillère | | contexte général |
| | | to go the whole hog, etc. (other possibilities in the reference) | Explanation:
équivaut à "ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuiller"
Ref. Harrp's:
il n’y va pas avec le dos de la cuiller he goes the whole hog, he doesn’t go in for half measures, there are no half measures with him; (il est franc) he doesn’t pull his punches or mince his words; |
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3 mins confidence:  Put your all into (something)
Explanation:
On utilise le contraire en anglais, on dit qu'il faut y mettre tout son coeur, tous ses efforts dans quelque chose
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8 mins confidence:  to go the whole hog, etc. (other possibilities in the reference)
Explanation:
équivaut à "ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuiller"
Ref. Harrp's:
il n’y va pas avec le dos de la cuiller he goes the whole hog, he doesn’t go in for half measures, there are no half measures with him; (il est franc) he doesn’t pull his punches or mince his words;
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