entre la poire et le fromage
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “between the pear and the cheese”, an allusion to the last courses of a meal, at a moment when one is satiated and relaxed. Compare Dutch tussen de soep en de patatten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (figuratively) blithely, lightly, rather carelessly