plus de peur que de mal

French edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “more fear than harm.”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /plys də pœʁ kə d(ə) mal/

Phrase edit

plus de peur que de mal

One has escaped the worst; one has come out relatively unscathed from a situation, an accident, etc. which could have had dire consequences.

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