mettre le nez dehors

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) ne də.ɔʁ/

Verb

mettre le nez dehors

  1. (informal, figuratively) to get out of one's house, to go outside, to spend time outdoors, to go out
    Synonym: mettre le pied dehors
    Je n'ai pas mis le nez dehors de la journée. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

Chiefly used in negative sentences: ne pas mettre le nez dehors.

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