faire le coup

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛʁ lə ku/

Verb

faire le coup

1. (informal) to use the … technique, to use the old … trick

   faire le coup de la panne ― to try the "I've run out of petrol" routine, to play the "broken-down car" trick, to pretend to break down

   Il m’a encore fait le coup ! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

• Generally used with a complement introduced by de.