mettre les bouchées doubles

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə le bu.ʃe dubl/, /me.tʁə le bu.ʃe dubl/
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Verb[edit]

mettre les bouchées doubles

  1. (informal, figuratively) to double one's efforts, to work twice as hard
    Synonym: mettre le paquet