faire la tournée des grands-ducs

French

Etymology

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Compare English Grand Tour (“a traditional trip around Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛʁ la tuʁ.ne de ɡʁɑ̃.dyk/
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Verb

faire la tournée des grands-ducs

(literary) to paint the town red, to go out on the town

See also

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