mettre la puce à l'oreille

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə la py.s‿a l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/, /me.tʁə la py.s‿a l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/

Verb

mettre la puce à l’oreille

  1. (figuratively, colloquial) to set someone thinking, to cause someone to suspect something

Conjugation