jeter aux oubliettes

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒə.te o.z‿u.bli.jɛt/, (more formal) /ʒə.te.ʁ‿o.z‿u.bli.jɛt/

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Verb

jeter aux oubliettes

1. (transitive, figuratively) to toss on the ash heap of history, to forget about, to put out of one's mind; to throw away, to discard

See also

• oubliettes de l’histoire