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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə mɛ.tʁə lə dwa dɑ̃ l‿œj/ ~ /sə me.tʁə lə dwa dɑ̃ l‿œj/
Verb
se mettre le doigt dans l’œil
- (figuratively) to be much mistaken, to bark up the wrong tree, to delude oneself, to need one's head examined, to have another think coming
- Synonym: se fourrer le doigt dans l’œil
- Si tu crois que je vais t’aider à faire un truc pareil, tu te mets le doigt dans l’œil. ― If you think I'm going to help you with that sort of thing, you're mistaken.
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