l'échapper belle
(Redirected from l'avoir échappé belle)
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (informal) to have a narrow escape, to have a close call, to dodge a bullet
- Synonym: avoir chaud
Usage notes[edit]
- Chiefly used in compound tenses: passé composé, plus-que-parfait, passé antérieur and futur antérieur.