avoir du pain sur la planche

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ dy pɛ̃ syʁ la plɑ̃ʃ/
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Verb

avoir du pain sur la planche

  1. (obsolete) to have bread on the table (to have enough to live on)
  2. (informal, figuratively) to have a lot on one's plate, to have one's work cut out for one
    Synonym: avoir du travail sur la planche
    Bon, là, il faut qu'on commence. On a du pain sur la planche !
    Alright, we need to get started. We've got a lot of work to do!

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