avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet

French

Etymology

Literally, "to have teeth lining the parquet", i.e. a metaphor for "avoir les dents longues".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ le dɑ̃ ki ʁɛj lə paʁ.kɛ/
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Verb

avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet

  1. (figuratively, derogatory) to be unscrupulously ambitious
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