avoir le feu au cul

French

Etymology

Literally, “to have one's ass on fire”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vwaʁ lə fø o kyl/

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Verb

avoir le feu au cul

1. (figuratively, vulgar, chiefly of women) to be horny, to be hot to trot, to be gagging for it

   Synonym: avoir le feu aux fesses

Usage notes

This idiom is stronger and more vulgar than its synonym avoir le feu aux fesses.

See also

• chaud comme la braise