bête à manger du foin
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “(so) dumb as to eat hay”. A pun on bête, which means both "dumb" and "beast".
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bête à manger du foin (plural bêtes à manger du foin)
- (simile) Very stupid; dumb as a rock; dumb as a doorknob
- Synonyms: bête comme ses pieds, con comme un balai, con comme la lune