ne pas être piqué des vers

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French

Etymology

Literally, not being bitten by worms, a litotes. Compare the English there are no flies on someone/something.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə pa ɛ.tʁə pi.ke de vɛʁ/, /nə pɑ ɛ.tʁə pi.ke de vɛʁ/, /nə pa e.tʁə pi.ke de vɛʁ/, /nə pɑ e.tʁə pi.ke de vɛʁ/, /nə pa.z‿ɛ.tʁə pi.ke de vɛʁ/, /nə pɑ.z‿ɛ.tʁə pi.ke de vɛʁ/, /nə pa.z‿e.tʁə pi.ke de vɛʁ/, /nə pɑ.z‿e.tʁə pi.ke de vɛʁ/
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Verb

ne pas être piqué des vers

  1. (informal, figuratively) to have no flies on one, to be pretty good, to be quite something, to be excellent
    Synonym: ne pas être piqué des hannetons

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