avoir le couteau sous la gorge
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ lə ku.to su la ɡɔʁʒ/
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Verb
[edit]avoir le couteau sous la gorge
- (figuratively) to be pressured, to be compelled to do something (to be in a situation in which one has no alternative course of action)