serrer les fesses

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to clench one's buttcheeks”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sɛ.ʁe le fɛs/, /se.ʁe le fɛs/

Verb[edit]

serrer les fesses

  1. (informal, figuratively) to tighten up; to brace oneself
    • 2023 April, “Macron, bats en retraite et casse-toi”, in Siné mensuel, number 128, →ISSN, page 3:
      À tel point que Macron a dû commencer à serrer les fesses.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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