pousser mémé dans les orties
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to push grandma into the nettles”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (informal) to push things too far, to overdo it, to exaggerate
Usage notes[edit]
Chiefly used in the negative: [il ne] faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties !, "don't push it too far".