pousser mémé dans les orties
Appearance
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to push grandma into the nettles”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (informal) to push things too far, to overdo it, to exaggerate
Usage notes
[edit]Chiefly used in the negative: [il ne] faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties !, "don't push it too far".