mouchoir de poche

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.ʃwaʁ də pɔʃ/

Noun

mouchoir de poche m (plural mouchoirs de poche)

  1. a pocket handkerchief, a pocket square
  2. (figuratively) a postage stamp (a very exiguous place)
    Hyponym: jardin de poupée
    Near-synonym: trou de souris
    tenir dans un mouchoir de poche ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    se garer dans un mouchoir de poche ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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