sentir l'écurie
French
Etymology
By surface analysis, sentir + l’ + écurie f
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tiʁ l‿e.ky.ʁi/
Verb
- (figuratively) to get the smell of home in one's nostrils, to know one is on the home run, to know one is nearly arrived, nearly back home
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Further reading
- “écurie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.