mettre le pied dehors

French

Alternative forms

• mettre un pied dehors

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.tʁə lə pje də.ɔʁ/

Verb

mettre le pied dehors

1. (informal, figuratively) to get out of one's house, to go outside, to spend time outdoors, to go out

   Synonym: mettre le nez dehors

   Je n’ai pas mis le pied dehors de la journée. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

• Chiefly used in negative sentences: ne pas mettre le pied dehors.

See also

• montrer le bout de son nez