ne pas faire dans la dentelle
French
Etymology
Literally, “not to work in the lace industry”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə pa fɛʁ dɑ̃ la dɑ̃.tɛl/ ~ /nə pɑ fɛʁ dɑ̃ la dɑ̃.tɛl/
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Verb
- (intransitive, figuratively, informal) not to embarrass oneself with manners, be indelicate
Conjugation
- see faire