tenir la jambe

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French

Etymology

Literally, "to hold somebody's leg".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tə.niʁ la ʒɑ̃b/

Verb

tenir la jambe

(transitive with à) (informal, figuratively) to buttonhole someone, to detain someone, to keep talking to someone so that they cannot leave

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