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/ ~ /nə pɑ i a.le d(ə) mɛ̃ mɔʁt/
Audio (Paris): (file)
Verb
[edit]- (figuratively, informal) to be heavy-handed
Conjugation
[edit]- see aller