la gueule enfarinée
French
Etymology
From the fable Le Chat et un vieux rat by Jean de La Fontaine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la ɡœl ɑ̃.fa.ʁi.ne/
Adverb
- with cockeyed optimism, with naive overconfidence
- Synonyms: le bec enfariné, la bouche enfarinée
See also
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