soupe au lait

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /su.p‿o lɛ/
  • Audio (France, Yvelines):(file)

Adjective

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soupe au lait (invariable)

  1. (informal) quick-tempered; huffy, thin-skinned
    Synonyms: emporté, coléreux, irascible
    être soupe au laitto have a short fuse, to be on a short fuse

See also

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