se tirer une balle

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s(ə) ti.ʁe y.n(ə) bal/

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Verb

se tirer une balle

1. (informal) to shoot oneself, to blow one's brains out

   Ce truc ne fonctionne pas, je vais vraiment finir par me tirer une balle !

   This thing isn't working! Honestly, I feel like blowing my brains out!

Usage notes

• Often used to hyperbolically announce that one is fed-up with something, cannot stand it anymore, and wants to kill oneself because of it.

Conjugation

• see tirer

See also

• se tirer une balle dans le pied
• se faire sauter la cervelle