employer les grands moyens

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.plwa.je le ɡʁɑ̃ mwa.jɛ̃/

Verb

employer les grands moyens

  1. (figuratively) to bring out the big guns, to resort to drastic measures, to take drastic steps
    Synonym: sortir l’artillerie lourde

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