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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.ɡaʁ.de paʁ lə p(ə).ti bu d(ə) la lɔʁ.ɲɛt/
Verb
regarder par le petit bout de la lorgnette
- (transitive, informal, figuratively) to take the short view, to look at (something) short-sightedly, from too narrow a perspective, to take a very narrow view of (something), to take a limited view of (something)
Usage notes
Also used with other verbs: voir par le petit bout de la lorgnette; aborder un problème par le petit bout de la lorgnette.
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