bête à manger du foin
(Redirected from à manger du foin)
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “(so) dumb as to eat hay”. A pun on bête, which means both "dumb" and "beast".
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bête à manger du foin (plural bêtes à manger du foin)
- (simile) Very stupid; dumb as a rock; dumb as a doorknob
- Synonyms: bête comme ses pieds, con comme un balai, con comme la lune