ne pas être la mer à boire

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, not to be the sea to be drunk. From the fable Les Deux Chiens et l'Âne mort by Jean de La Fontaine.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nə pa.z‿ɛ.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/, /nə pɑ.z‿ɛ.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/, /nə pa.z‿e.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/, /nə pɑ.z‿e.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/

Verb

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ne pas être la mer à boire

  1. to not be an insurmountable task, an endeavour too large to handle, to not be so hard

See also

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