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French
Etymology
Literally, “not being bitten by cockchafers”, a litotes. Compare English there are no flies on someone/something.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə pa ɛ.tʁə pi.ke de an.tɔ̃/ ~ /nə pɑ ɛ.tʁə pi.ke de an.tɔ̃/ ~ /nə pa e.tʁə pi.ke de an.tɔ̃/ ~ /nə pɑ e.tʁə pi.ke de an.tɔ̃/, /nə pa.z‿ɛ.tʁə pi.ke de an.tɔ̃/ ~ /nə pɑ.z‿ɛ.tʁə pi.ke de an.tɔ̃/ ~ /nə pa.z‿e.tʁə pi.ke de an.tɔ̃/ ~ /nə pɑ.z‿e.tʁə pi.ke de an.tɔ̃/
Verb
ne pas être piqué des hannetons
- (informal, figuratively) to be pretty good, to be quite something, to be excellent
- Synonym: ne pas être piqué des vers