mettre les bouts

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ellipsis of mettre les bouts de bois.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə le bu/
  • France (Lyon)(file)
  • France (Vosges)(file)

Verb[edit]

mettre les bouts

  1. (figuratively) to skip town
    Synonyms: prendre le large, se faire la malle, décamper

See also[edit]

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