être faux comme un jeton
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French
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Verb
1.3.1
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Etymology
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Literally,
“
to be
phony
like a game chip
”
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Pronunciation
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IPA
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key
)
:
/ɛ.tʁə fo kɔ.m‿œ̃ ʒ(ə).tɔ̃/
,
/e.tʁə fo kɔ.m‿œ̃ ʒ(ə).tɔ̃/
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Verb
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être
faux
comme
un
jeton
(
informal
,
simile
)
to be
phony as a three-dollar bill
, to be
bent as a nine-bob note
, to be
extremely
dishonest
See also
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faux jeton
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