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mettre le turbo: to speed up, to get a move on, to pick up the pace
mettre les adjas: to make a move, bugger off; to leave
mettre les bouchées doubles: to double one's efforts, to work twice as hard
mettre les bouts: to skip town
mettre les bouts de bois: to skip town
mettre les formes: to be tactful, to respect conventions, to do something with manners, to do something nicely
mettre les gaz: to hit the gas, to step on the gas, to step on it, to floor it, to put one's foot down
mettre les mains dans le cambouis: to get one's hands dirty, to tackle an issue head on, to get involved with a task and proactively try to solve it
mettre les petits plats dans les grands: to put on the ritz, put on the dog, put on a great spread, lay out a real spread, pull out all the stops, to get the good/best china out
mettre les pieds: to set foot (somewhere)
mettre les pieds dans le plat: to put one's foot in it, put one's foot in one's mouth
mettre les points sur les i: to get things straight, to make things perfectly clear, to put the record straight, to spell it out, to lay down the law
mettre les pouces: to give in, to relent
mettre les voiles: to set sail, to depart, to sail away, to sail off into the sunset; to go away, to leave
mettre sa main au feu: to bet one's boots that, to bet one's bottom dollar that
mettre sa main à couper: to bet one's life that, to bet one's boots that, to bet one's bottom dollar that (to be absolutely sure that)
mettre sa tête à couper: to bet one's life that, to bet one's boots that, to bet one's bottom dollar that (to be absolutely sure that)
mettre ses couilles sur la table: to show that one's got balls, to assert oneself
mettre son drapeau dans sa poche: to conceal one's true feelings, to hide what one really thinks, not to reveal one's true convictions or allegiances
mettre son grain de sel: to stick one's oar in, to put in one's two cents
mettre sur la table: to put on the table, to bring up, to broach
mettre sur le tapis: to put on the table, to bring up, to broach
mettre sur papier: to write down, to get down on paper, to commit to paper, to put down in writing
mettre sur pied: to set up, to establish, to set on foot
mettre sur un piédestal: to place on a pedestal, to put on a pedestal, to set on a pedestal
mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier: to put all one's eggs in one basket
mettre toutes les chances de son côté: to stack the odds in one's favor
mettre un frein: to curb; to put the brakes on; to put a stop to
mettre un point d'honneur: to make it a point to do
mettre un temps fou: to take a long time, to take ages, to take forever
mettre un terme: to put an end to, to put a stop to, to clamp down on
mettre à bas: to pull down, to demolish
mettre à contribution: to rope in (someone); to harness (something)
mettre à exécution: to carry out, to put into effect, to go through with
mettre à feu et à sang: to lay waste to, to wreak bloody havoc on
mettre à jour: to update
mettre à l'amende: to fine (to issue a fine as punishment to someone); to penalize, to sanction
mettre à l'index: to blacklist, to name and shame, to condemn
mettre à l'écart: to sideline, to put away, to shut away
mettre à l'épreuve: to put to the test, to test
mettre à la porte: to kick out, to boot out; to give someone the boot, to fire someone (to terminate the employment of)
mettre à mal: to jeopardize, to put at risk
mettre à mort: to put to death, to execute
mettre à niveau: to bring up to standard (a skill, subject, one's knowledge, an unemployed person, etc.); to upgrade, to update; to bring up to standard, to retrofit (equipment, infrastructure, software, etc.); to bring oneself up to speed on, to bring oneself up to date on, to improve one's knowledge of
mettre à nu: to strip naked; to lay bare
mettre à pied: to lay off, to fire, to dismiss
mettre à plat: to expose in order to examine
mettre à prix: to put a price on; to put a bounty on
mettre à profit: to put to use, to take advantage of, to make the most out of
mettre à rude épreuve: to test severely, to put through the mill, to put a great strain on
mettre à sac: to ransack (to loot or pillage)
mettre à terre: to put down, to beat down, to beat to the ground, to quell, to stomp out, (to defeat)
mettre à toutes les sauces: to put the same ingredient in every sauce that you make; make (something) fit every occasion
meublant: furnishing
meuble: soft, pliable, malleable; personal, movable (of property, as opposed to real estate)
meuble: piece of furniture; charge; piece of personal property
meubler: to furnish; to break the silence
meublé: Describing an establishment providing furnished bedrooms or apartments for long-term rental
meublé: Furnished bedroom or apartment for long-term rental
meuf: woman; chick, girlfriend (woman as an object of desire)