passer sur le billard

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.se syʁ lə bi.jaʁ/, /pɑ.se syʁ lə bi.jaʁ/
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Verb

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passer sur le billard

  1. (informal) to go under the knife (to undergo a surgical procedure)
    Synonym: se faire opérer
    • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:
      Je suis passé sur le billard, on m’a recousu et je suis revenu ici illico presto.
      I went under the surgeon's knife, they sewed me back up and I came back here right away.