filer un mauvais coton

French

Alternative forms

• filer du mauvais coton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.le œ̃ mo.vɛ kɔ.tɔ̃/

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Verb

filer un mauvais coton

1. (informal, figuratively) to go through a spell of poor health, to be coming down with something, to get in a bad way
2. (informal, figuratively) to be headed for trouble, to be circling the drain, to go downhill