tenir le loup par les oreilles

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tə.niʁ lə lu paʁ le.z‿ɔ.ʁɛj/
  • France (Lyon)(file)

Verb[edit]

tenir le loup par les oreilles

  1. (figuratively) to have the wolf by the ear (to be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain)
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