avoir du pain sur la planche
French edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ dy pɛ̃ syʁ la plɑ̃ʃ/
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Verb edit
- (obsolete) to have bread on the table (to have enough to live on)
- (informal, figuratively) to have a lot on one's plate, to have one's work cut out for one
- Synonym: avoir du travail sur la planche
- Bon, là, il faut qu’on commence. On a du pain sur la planche !
- Alright, we need to get started. We've got a lot of work to do!
Conjugation edit
- see avoir