pendre au nez
French
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/pɑ̃.dʁ‿o ne/
Verb
pendre
au
nez
(
intransitive
,
informal
,
of a thing
)
to
loom
over
, to be
around the corner
waiting for
(
to be likely to happen to
)
[
with
à
‘someone’
]
Ça te
pend au nez
.
―
You've got it coming.
See also
attendre au tournant
épée de Damoclès