manger dans la main

French

Etymology

Literally, “to eat in the hand”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.ʒe dɑ̃ la mɛ̃/
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Verb

manger dans la main [+ de (object)]

to be familiar with (of animals)
to be too familiar or servile with (of humans)

References

“manger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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