la gueule enfarinée

French

Etymology

From the fable Le Chat et un vieux rat by Jean de La Fontaine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la ɡœl ɑ̃.fa.ʁi.ne/

Adverb

la gueule enfarinée

  1. with cockeyed optimism, with naive overconfidence
    Synonyms: le bec enfariné, la bouche enfarinée

See also

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