avoir les dents du fond qui baignent

French

Etymology

Literally, “to have the back teeth swimming”. Compare English my back teeth are floating, albeit with a different meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ le dɑ̃ dy fɔ̃ ki bɛɲ/
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Verb

avoir les dents du fond qui baignent

  1. (figuratively, informal) to feel like one is going to throw up (usually because one has eaten too much and is stuffed to the gills)
    Synonym: avoir le cœur au bord des lèvres

Conjugation

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