mettre les petits plats dans les grands
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to put the little dishes in the big ones”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə le p(ə).ti pla dɑ̃ le ɡʁɑ̃/, /me.tʁə le p(ə).ti pla dɑ̃ le ɡʁɑ̃/
France (Lyon) (file)
Verb[edit]
mettre les petits plats dans les grands
- (figuratively) to put on the ritz, put on the dog, put on a great spread, lay out a real spread, pull out all the stops, to get the good/best china out