entre la poire et le fromage

French

Etymology

Literally, “between the pear and the cheese”, an allusion to the last courses of a meal, at a moment when one is satiated and relaxed. Compare Dutch tussen de soep en de patatten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə la pwaʁ e lə fʁɔ.maʒ/

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Adverb

entre la poire et le fromage

1. (figuratively) blithely, lightly, rather carelessly