secouer les puces

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə.kwe le pys/
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Verb

secouer les puces

  1. (informal) to give (someone) a kick up the backside (to treat (someone) a bit roughly in order to motivate them) [with à ‘someone’]
    Synonym: botter les fesses
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