au ras des pâquerettes

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o ʁa de pa.kʁɛt/ ~ /o ʁɑ de pɑ.kʁɛt/

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Prepositional phrase

au ras des pâquerettes

1. (informal) very close to the ground
2. (informal, derogatory, figuratively) very basic, lowbrow, unrefined (almost to the point of being coarse, crude, crass)

See also

• ne pas voler haut
• terre à terre