faire les quatre cents coups
French
Alternative forms
faire les 400 coups
faire les cent dix-neuf coups
Pronunciation
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/fɛʁ le ka.tʁə sɑ̃ ku/
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Verb
faire
les
quatre
cents
coups
to do one
crazy
thing after the other, to
engage
in all
excesses
imaginable
, to live a
wild
life
, to be wild, to be a
party animal
; to
paint the town red
, to
go out
on the town
See also
ne pas en rater une
jeter sa gourme