attendre le déluge
French
Etymology
Literally, “to wait for the flood”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.tɑ̃.dʁə l(ə) de.lyʒ/
France (Lyon) (file) France (Lyon) (file) France (Vosges) (file)
Verb
- (figuratively) to wait till doomsday, to wait for something that will never happen
- Tu attends le déluge, ou quoi ? ― What are you waiting for, Christmas?
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