s'en prendre plein la figure
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s‿ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə plɛ̃ la fi.ɡyʁ/
Verb
- (informal) to be hauled over the coals, to take a lot of heat, to get it in the neck, to get a bollocking (to get severely criticized, to get castigated); to be insulted
- Synonyms: s’en prendre plein la tronche, s’en prendre plein la gueule
- Je m’en suis pris plein la figure. ― I was hauled over the coals, I got a bollocking; I was really insulted.
Usage notes
- The se is a reflexive indirect object; it is facultative, though the variant en prendre plein la figure is rare(r).
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