se mettre le doigt dans l'œil

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə mɛ.tʁə lə dwa dɑ̃ l‿œj/, /sə me.tʁə lə dwa dɑ̃ l‿œj/

Verb

se mettre le doigt dans l’œil

  1. (figuratively) to be much mistaken, to bark up the wrong tree, to delude oneself, to need one's head examined, to have another think coming
    Synonym: se fourrer le doigt dans l’œil
    Si tu crois que je vais t’aider à faire un truc pareil, tu te mets le doigt dans l’œil.If you think I'm going to help you with that sort of thing, you're mistaken.

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