ne faire ni chaud ni froid

French

Etymology

Literally, “to make neither hot nor cold”. Compare Italian non fare né caldo né freddo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə fɛʁ ni ʃo ni fʁwa/
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Verb

ne faire ni chaud ni froid

  1. to leave indifferent, to not affect emotionally one way or another [with à ‘someone’]
    Near-synonym: laisser de marbre
    Tes insultes ne me font ni chaud ni froid. ― Your insults didn't move me one way or the other.

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