sale comme un peigne

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French

Etymology

Literally, “dirty/filthy as a comb”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sal kɔ.m‿œ̃ pɛɲ/

Adjective

sale comme un peigne (plural sales comme des peignes)

(simile, informal) very dirty; filthy as a pig

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