bête à manger du foin

French

Etymology

Literally, "(so) dumb as to eat hay". A pun on the fact that bête means both "dumb" and "beast".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛt a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃/

Adjective

bête à manger du foin (plural bêtes à manger du foin)

1. (simile) Very stupid; dumb as a rock; dumb as a doorknob.

Synonyms

• bête comme ses pieds
• con comme un balai
• con comme la lune