de derrière les fagots
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In reference to a bottle of wine that one would keep in a secret location, hidden from sight, and draw out for special occasions.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
de derrière les fagots (invariable)
- (informal) very special, that one has been keeping preciously, that one has been keeping up one's sleeve (with the implication that it is excellent, exquisite)
- un petit vin de derrière les fagots ― a really special wine, good stuff