aux abois

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.z‿a.bwa/
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Adjective

aux abois (invariable)

  1. (hunting) cornered
  2. (figurative) extremely alarmed, usually from being cornered or at wits' end
    • 1866, George Sand, Promenades autour d'un village‎:
      Les femmes ne connaissent guère le travail. Les enfants en sont mieux soignés; mais le ménage est aux abois quand le chef de la famille est au lit ou pâle et tremblotant sur le seuil de sa cabane.
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