n'en pouvoir mais

French

Etymology

mais is used in its now obsolete sense of "more"; cf. its Latin etymon magis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n‿ɑ̃ pu.vwaʁ mɛ/

Verb

n’en pouvoir mais

  1. (dated) to not be responsible for something
    Synonym: n’y pouvoir rien
  2. (dated, literary) to be unable to take it any longer, to be unable to go on like this
    Synonym: n’en pouvoir plus
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