enfoncer le clou

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se lə klu/

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Verb

enfoncer le clou

1. (informal, figurative) to ram something home, to drive a lesson home (to repeat something insistently so that it is understood)

   Synonym: insister

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with enfoncer le couteau dans la plaie.

See also

• en rajouter une couche
• en remettre une couche