tenir la jambe

French

Etymology

Literally, “to hold someone's leg”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.niʁ la ʒɑ̃b/
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Verb

tenir la jambe

  1. (informal, figuratively) to buttonhole, to detain, to keep talking to (someone) so that they cannot leave [with à ‘someone’]
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