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French
Etymology
Literally, “to fall in the moneybag”.
Verb
tomber dans l’escarcelle
- (figuratively) to fall into someone's hands
2024 July 8, Jonathan Sollier, “Catherine Rimbert réussit son pari”, in La Provence, page 8:La candidate RN fait tomber pour la première fois le territoire dans l’escarcelle de l’extrême droite.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)