tenir la jambe

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

French

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Literally, to hold somebody's leg.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /tə.niʁ la ʒɑ̃b/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

[edit]

tenir la jambe

  1. (transitive with à) (informal, figuratively) to buttonhole someone, to detain someone, to keep talking to someone so that they cannot leave