avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

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Etymology edit

Literally, to have other cats to whip.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa a fwɛ.te/, /a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa a fwe.te/, /a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa.z‿a fwɛ.te/, /a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa.z‿a fwe.te/
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Verb edit

avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

  1. (informal) to have other things to handle; to have other fish to fry

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: andere katten te geselen hebben (calque)