en mettre plein la vue

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ mɛ.tʁə plɛ̃ la vy/ ~ /ɑ̃ me.tʁə plɛ̃ la vy/
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Verb

en mettre plein la vue

  1. (informal, figuratively) to sock it to someone, to blow someone away, to impress someone
    • 2023, Fabcaro, Didier Conrad, L'iris blanc [Asterix and the White Iris] (Asterix), Vanves: Hachette, →ISBN, page 37:
      Hors de question que j'aille chez ce mal embouché qui va encore essayer de m'en mettre plein la vue !
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Conjugation

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