serrer la bride

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serrer la bride

  • \sɛ.ʁe la bʁid\

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Composé de serrer et de bride.

verb

  1. figuratively Réprimer certaines tendances au relâchement. Il fallait la surveiller et, s’il en était besoin, lui serrer la bride, fortement.

Similar: tenir en bride, serrer la vis, serrer les boulons · Opposite: lâcher bride, lâcher la bride, laisser la bride sur le cou, mettre la bride sur le cou

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@misc{serrer_la_bride_2026,
  title = {serrer la bride},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/serrer%20la%20bride},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}