repartir comme en quarante

French

Alternative forms

• repartir comme en quatorze

Etymology

A reference to the beginning of WW2; compare the alternative form repartir comme en quatorze, in reference to WW1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.paʁ.tiʁ kɔ.m‿ɑ̃ ka.ʁɑ̃t/

Verb

repartir comme en quarante

1. (informal) to go to the dogs once more, to go to shit again

   C’est reparti comme en quarante. ― Here we go again.

Related terms

• c’est reparti

See also

• repartir de plus belle
• se moquer comme de l’an quarante de