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French
Etymology
From the French fable Le Singe et le Chat by Jean de La Fontaine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.ʁe le ma.ʁɔ̃ dy fø/
Verb
tirer les marrons du feu
- to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire (to do someone else's difficult work)
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