j'en passe et des meilleurs

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “I omit some of it and there's even better”. Originally a quote from Hernani by Victor Hugo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒ‿ɑ̃ pas e de mɛ.jœʁ/ ~ /ʒ‿ɑ̃ pas e de me.jœʁ/

Phrase

j'en passe et des meilleurs

  1. (informal) and that's the least of it, and that's not the half of it, and that's not all, and I could go on, and so on and so forth
    Synonym: et j'en passe
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