arriver à la fumée des cierges

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʁi.ve a la fy.me de sjɛʁʒ/, (more formal) /a.ʁi.ve.ʁ‿a la fy.me de sjɛʁʒ/
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Verb

arriver à la fumée des cierges

  1. (figuratively) to come a day after the fair
    Synonyms: arriver après la bataille, arriver comme les carabiniers, (Belgium) arriver comme figues après Pâques
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