mettre les bouts de bois

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, “put the pieces of wood”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə le bu də bwa/

Verb

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mettre les bouts de bois

  1. (informal, dated) to skip town
    Synonym: décamper

Derived terms

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