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avoir les chevilles qui enflent: to have a big head, to be big-headed
avoir les chocottes: to have the jitters, to have the willies, to have the heebie-jeebies (to be scared)
avoir les coudées franches: to be unrestrained, to be unencumbered, to have a free rein
avoir les crocs: to be hungry
avoir les dents du fond qui baignent: to feel like one is going to throw up (usually because one has eaten too much and is stuffed to the gills)
avoir les dents longues: to aim high, to set one's sights high, to be ruthlessly ambitious, to be fiercely competitive
avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet: to be unscrupulously ambitious
avoir les doigts de pied en éventail: to put one's feet up, to relax
avoir les doigts de pieds en éventail: alternative spelling of avoir les doigts de pied en éventail
avoir les foies: to have the jitters, to have the willies, to have the heebie-jeebies (to be scared)
avoir les grelots: to have the heebie-jeebies
avoir les jambes en coton: to be weak and shaky on one's legs; to be jelly-legged
avoir les jetons: to have the jitters, to have the willies, to have the heebie-jeebies (to be scared)
avoir les mains liées: to have one's hands tied
avoir les mains moites et les pieds poites: to be sweating heavily
avoir les nerfs à vif: to be on edge
avoir les oreilles qui sifflent: to have ears that are burning
avoir les pieds sur terre: to have one's feet firmly on the ground, to be realistic, to be practical, to be well-grounded
avoir les reins solides: to be in a strong enough position, to be on a firm footing, to be solid enough; not to have a faint heart
avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre: to have eyes bigger than one's stomach (to take more food on one's plate than one can eat); to bite off more than one can chew (to try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing)
avoir les épaules solides: to be in a strong enough position, to be on a firm footing, to be solid enough; not to have a faint heart
avoir lieu: to take place, happen
avoir lieu de: have reason to
avoir maille à partir: to have scores to settle with, to have a bone to pick with
avoir mal: to have a pain, to have an ache
avoir mal aux cheveux: to have a hangover
avoir mangé du lion: to be full of energy
avoir mauvaise mine: not to look well, to look rough, to look unwell
avoir mauvaise presse: to have a bad reputation, to get a bad press, to be poorly thought of
avoir par-dessus la tête: to be snowed under with something
avoir part: to take part (participate or join in)
avoir partie gagnée: to be in a position where victory is assured
avoir peur: to fear, be afraid
avoir pied: when standing in a body of water, to be able to touch the bottom with one's feet and still have one's head above water
avoir pignon sur rue: to be well established; to make oneself heard, to get oneself known
avoir piscine: To be absent without providing a serious reason.
avoir pitié: to pity, to feel sorry for, to take pity on; to have mercy on
avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac: to have more than one trick up one's sleeve, to have more than one string to one's bow
avoir plus d'une corde à son arc: to have more than one string to one's bow, to have more than one trick up one's sleeve
avoir quartier libre: to be off duty, to have leave from barracks, to have R&R, to be free; to have free time (to have some time off from an activity such as a guided tour)
avoir quelqu'un dans le nez: to get up someone's nose, to dislike someone
avoir raison: to be right; to be correct
avoir raison de: to get the better of (someone); to overcome (something)
avoir recours: to have recourse, to resort, to turn
avoir rendez-vous: to have an appointment or date
avoir réponse à tout: to have an answer for everything, to always come up with a solution; to have an answer for everything, to be a know-it-all
avoir ses entrées: to have privileged access to, to have an in with, to have a foot in the door with
avoir ses règles: to menstruate
avoir soif: to be thirsty
avoir soin: to take care, to make sure
avoir sommeil: to be sleepy
avoir son compte: to have had enough, to have had it
avoir son mot à dire: to have a say in the matter
avoir son rond de serviette: to be a regular (somewhere, especially in a restaurant)
avoir sur la conscience: to have on one's conscience
avoir sur le cœur: to have (something) weighing on one's heart
avoir sur le dos: to have (someone) on one's back or breathing down one's neck
avoir sur les bras: to have something on one's hands
avoir table ouverte: synonym of tenir table ouverte
avoir tort: to be wrong; to be incorrect