partir en vrille
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʁ.ti.ʁ‿ɑ̃ vʁij/
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Verb
- (intransitive, informal) to go awry, to hit the fan, to go pear-shaped
- Synonyms: partir en sucette, partir en couille, aller à vau-l'eau
- 2006, Virginie Despentes, “King Kong Girl”, in King Kong Théorie [King Kong Theory], Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 124:
- Bien sûr, des fois, je craque et je pars en vrille.
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