raide comme la justice

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, rigid as justice.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛd kɔm la ʒys.tis/

Adjective[edit]

raide comme la justice (plural raides comme la justice)

  1. (simile) stiff as a poker, stiff as a board (stiff, both physically and metaphorically, rigid, unbending)

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