tenir la jambe

French

Etymology

Literally, “to hold somebody's leg”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tə.niʁ la ʒɑ̃b/
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Verb

tenir la jambe

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