calmer le jeu

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal.me l(ə) ʒø/
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Verb

calmer le jeu

  1. to defuse the situation, to calm things down, to pour oil on troubled waters
    Antonym: jeter de l'huile sur le feu

See also

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