French Idioms and Proverbs / A Companion to Deshumbert's "Dictionary of Difficulties"

by de V. Payen-Payne

Accommoder

Je l’accommoderai comme il faut = I will give him a good hiding.

Il s’accommode de tout = He is satisfied with everything; He is easy to please.

Accord

D’accord = Granted.

Accorder

Accordez mieux vos flûtes, si vous voulez réussir = You must agree better among yourselves if you wish to succeed.

[Generally in bad sense. “Mettez, pour me jouer, vos flûtes mieux d’accord.”—Molière, L’Etourdi, i. 4.]

S’accorder comme chien et chat = To live a cat and dog life.

Accoutumer