ne pas y aller de main morte
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “not to go about it with a dead hand”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /nə pa.z‿i a.le d(ə) mɛ̃ mɔʁt/, /nə pɑ.z‿i a.le d(ə) mɛ̃ mɔʁt/, (less formal) /nə pa i a.le d(ə) mɛ̃ mɔʁt/, (less formal) /nə pɑ i a.le d(ə) mɛ̃ mɔʁt/
Audio (Paris): (file)
Verb[edit]
- (figuratively, informal) to be heavy-handed
Conjugation[edit]
- see aller