"rester les deux pieds dans le meme sabot"
English translation: To sit back and wait for things to happen
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|  Selected response from: Diana Donzelli-Gaudet Local time: 16:14 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | To sit back and wait for things to happen |
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| 4 +1 | to stand there undecided |
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11 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1To sit back and wait for things to happen Explanation: Do not act, just sit and wait. |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to stand there undecided Explanation: ne reste pas là les deux pieds dans le même sabot means "don't just stand there, do something!" |
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