être dans de beaux draps

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French

Alternative forms

être dans de sales draps

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ.tʁə dɑ̃ d(ə) bo dʁa/ ~ /e.tʁə dɑ̃ d(ə) bo dʁa/

Verb

être dans de beaux draps

(informal) To be up the creek without a paddle; be in trouble; be in a pickle; be in a spot of bother.

Conjugation

see être

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