casser sa tirelire
French
Etymology
Literally,
“
to break one's piggy bank
”
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ka.se sa tiʁ.liʁ/
~
/kɑ.se sa tiʁ.liʁ/
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Verb
casser
sa
tirelire
(
figuratively
)
to
dip into
one's
savings
, to
break the bank