coup d'épée dans l'eau

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku d‿e.pe dɑ̃ l‿o/

Noun

coup d'épée dans l'eau m (plural coups d'épée dans l'eau)

  1. something completely useless
    donner des coups d'épée dans l'eau ― to flog a dead horse

See also

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