faire le coup
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (informal) to use the … technique, to use the old … trick
- faire le coup de la panne ― to try the "I've run out of petrol" routine, to play the "broken-down car" trick, to pretend to break down
- Il m’a encore fait le coup ! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes[edit]
- Generally used with a complement introduced by de.