tenir la jambe

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French

Etymology

Literally, “to hold someone's leg”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tə.niʁ la ʒɑ̃b/
Audio: (file)

Verb

tenir la jambe

(informal, figuratively) to buttonhole, to detain, to keep talking to (someone) so that they cannot leave [with à ‘someone’]

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