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mettre en exergue: To highlight; to bring to light
mettre en garde: to warn, to alert, to caution
mettre en jeu: to gamble; to offer as a prize; to bring into play; to put at stake, to risk, to involve
mettre en joue: to take aim at, to point a gun at
mettre en ligne: to tidy up, to align; to upload
mettre en lumière: to shine a light on, to bring to light, to highlight
mettre en marche: to start
mettre en mouvement: to put into motion
mettre en pièces: to take to pieces, to tear to pieces, to tear apart
mettre en place: to put in place, to set up; to put into effect
mettre en pratique: to put into practice
mettre en présence: to bring together; to present, to show
mettre en péril: to put in danger, to jeopardize, to endanger, to imperil
mettre en question: to question, to call into question, to cast doubt upon, to doubt, to challenge
mettre en route: to start, to turn on; to set off, to set out
mettre en scène: to set up a stage or a studio; to set the scene (in a work of fiction)
mettre en service: to put into service, to put into operation, to commission
mettre en terre: to plant; to bury
mettre en train: to get something underway; to get started
mettre en valeur: to highlight, to underline; to show to advantage
mettre en vente: to put up for sale
mettre en échec: to stymie; to defeat
mettre en évidence: to highlight; to get across; to factor out
mettre en œuvre: to carry out, to set in motion, to do; to make use of
mettre enceinte: to get pregnant, impregnate
mettre entre parenthèses: to put between brackets, to parenthesize; to put on hold, to put on the back burner
mettre fin: to put an end to; to bring to an end; to call off (to cancel)
mettre fin à ses jours: to take one's own life
mettre l'accent sur: to highlight
mettre l'eau à la bouche: to make one's mouth water, to whet one's appetite, to entice, to attract
mettre la barre: to set the bar, to put the bar
mettre la charrue avant les bœufs: to put the cart before the horse (to put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential)
mettre la clef sous la porte: alternative spelling of mettre la clé sous la porte
mettre la clef sous le paillasson: alternative spelling of mettre la clé sous le paillasson
mettre la clé sous la porte: to close down (of a business), to close up shop
mettre la dernière main: to make the final adjustments, to put the finishing touches, to put the final touches
mettre la main: to get one's hands on, to lay hands on, to get hold of, to come by, to dig out, to ferret out, to unearth
mettre la main sur: to lay hands on
mettre la main à la pâte: to muck in, to put one's shoulder to the wheel, to get one's hands dirty
mettre la pression: to put pressure on, to pressure
mettre la puce à l'oreille: to set someone thinking, to cause someone to suspect something
mettre la pâtée: to wipe the floor with, to thrash (to defeat severely, to inflict a heavy defeat upon)
mettre la pédale douce: to soft-pedal, to put the brakes on, to slow down, to go easy
mettre la table: to set the table, to lay the table
mettre le cap: to set a course, to set sail, to head
mettre le couteau sous la gorge: to hold a gun to someone's head, to pressure someone, to compel someone (to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action)
mettre le couvert: to set the table, to lay the table
mettre le doigt dans l'engrenage: to get caught up in something, to get sucked in something, to get involved in something against one's will
mettre le doigt sur: to put one's finger on
mettre le doigt sur la plaie: to put one's finger on the problem, to put one's finger on it
mettre le feu: to set fire to, to set on fire, to set alight, to torch, to ignite; to set on fire, to set alight
mettre le feu aux poudres: to spark off a crisis, to spark things off, to stir up a hornets' nest, to light the touch paper
mettre le grappin sur: to get one's hands on, to get one's claws into, to get one's hooks into, to monopolize (someone)
mettre le holà: to put the kibosh on, to put a stop to, to call a halt to, to put a lid on
mettre le marché en main: to adopt a my-way-or-the-highway attitude towards, to tell (someone) to take it or leave it, to give (someone) an ultimatum, to force (someone) to make a decision
mettre le nez dehors: to get out of one's house, to go outside, to spend time outdoors, to go out
mettre le paquet: to give one's all, to go all out
mettre le pied au plancher: to put the pedal to the metal, to floor it
mettre le pied dehors: to get out of one's house, to go outside, to spend time outdoors, to go out
mettre le pied à l'étrier: to get a foot on the ladder, to get one's foot in the door; to get cracking; to give someone a leg up