avoir le bras long

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ lə bʁa lɔ̃/ ~ /a.vwaʁ lə bʁɑ lɔ̃/
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Verb

avoir le bras long

  1. (figuratively) to be well-connected, to have influential connections or a large network of acquaintances, to be influential
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