le diable aux trousses
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le diable aux trousses
- \lə djɑ.bl‿o tʁus\
Where it comes from
→ voir diable et trousse
adverb
- En fournissant un effort maximal. Les papiers se répandirent pêle-mêle dans toute la pièce et Niclas eut soudain envie d’ôter sa blouse, séance tenante. Il la lança par terre, attrapa sa veste et quitta le cabinet comme s’il avait le diable aux trousses.
Similar: le diable au cul, le diable aux chausses
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adverb
Similar: le diable au cul, le diable aux chausses
In English
- like hell using all strength, speed, effort that one can summon
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title = {le diable aux trousses},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/le%20diable%20aux%20trousses},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
