n'y voir que du feu

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n‿i vwaʁ kə dy fø/

Verb[edit]

n’y voir que du feu

  1. (dated) to see stars after receiving a physical blow
  2. (by extension) to be unable to see the finer details of a complex situation; (particularly) to fall for (a deception), to be taken in, to be totally hoodwinked
    Synonym: n’y voir que du bleu

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