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French
Etymology
Literally, “not to be the sea to be drunk”. From the fable Les Deux Chiens et l'Âne mort by Jean de La Fontaine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə pa.z‿ɛ.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/ ~ /nə pɑ.z‿ɛ.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/ ~ /nə pa.z‿e.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/ ~ /nə pɑ.z‿e.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/
Verb
ne pas être la mer à boire
- to not be an insurmountable task, an endeavour too large to handle, to not be so hard
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