y avoir de l'eau dans le gaz

French

Etymology

Literally, “for there to be water in the gas”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i a.vwaʁ də l‿o dɑ̃ l(ə) ɡaz/

Verb

y avoir de l'eau dans le gaz

  1. (informal) for there to be trouble brewing, for there to be trouble in paradise, for there to be tension in the air
    il y a de l'eau dans le gaz ― there's trouble brewing, there's tension in the air

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