être aux petits soins
Meaning: Receiving attentive, careful treatment and consideration from someone.
Language: French
Literally: to be at small cares
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Expression of devoted attention and tender nursing care.
More idioms — Daily Life
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- faire la fortune de quelqu'un — Bringing great wealth or success to another person.
- être sur la brèche — Being actively engaged in battle or difficult work.
- être du voyage — Being involved in an illicit or questionable scheme.
- faire le gendarme — Acting authoritarian or enforcing rules with excessive zeal.
- irse por los cerros de Úbeda — To digress or wander off-topic during conversation without purpose or reason.
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- montrer les dents — Displaying aggression, defiance, or readiness to fight.
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- être un ours — Being unfriendly, grumpy, and difficult to approach socially.
- avoir une mémoire d'éléphant — Having exceptional ability to remember details over time.
- avoir une langue de vipère — Speaking maliciously, spreading rumors, or being verbally cruel.
- faire ses griffes — Practicing or preparing oneself for a challenging task or confrontation.
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