passer de la pommade

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passer de la pommade

  • \pa.se də la pɔ.mad\

verb

  1. figuratively, pejorative Flatter, flagorner. À l’avenir, si vous tenez à avoir de bonnes relations avec moi, abstenez-vous de me passer de la pommade.

In English

  • bow and scrape behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner

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@misc{passer_de_la_pommade_2026,
  title = {passer de la pommade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/passer%20de%20la%20pommade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}