faire bon marché

French

Etymology

Literally, “to make good deal”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ bɔ̃ maʁ.ʃe/
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Verb

faire bon marché

  1. to treat (something or someone) as if it were cheap, to set little value on (something) and treat it accordingly, i.e. rather blithely [with de ‘someone/something’]
    Near-synonym: faire peu de cas de

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