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French Idioms

Instructions:
Use the dictionary to find the English equivalent to these French idiomatic sentences. Choose your answers from a-c by clicking the radio button next to each choice and then press 'submit' to get your score. 

Question 1
Il ne donne pas sa part au chien.
	a) He doesn't like dogs.
	b) He's not backward in coming forward.
	c) He's in the doghouse.
Question 2
Mais non, je tiens le bon bout.
	a) Not at all, I won't let go.
	b) Not at all, it's a good match.
	c) Not at all, I'm on the right track.
Question 3
Ce soir, on va faire la tournée des grands-ducs.
	a) Tonight, we're going to have a night on the town.
	b) Tonight, we're going to the royal tournament.
	c) Tonight, we're going round to see the aristocrats.
Question 4
Tu peux toujours te gratter!
	a) You can keep up to scratch!
	b) You can do what you like!
	c) You can go and jump in the lake!
Question 5
Regarde-la, elle est dans la lune!
	a) Look at her, she's away with the fairies!
	b) Look at her, she's reading her horoscope!
	c) Look at her, she's got her head in the clouds!
Question 6
Il est dans les petits papiers du chef.
	a) He's in the boss's wastebin.
	b) He's in the boss's good books.
	c) He's in the boss's diary.