l'échapper belle

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l‿e.ʃa.pe bɛl/

Verb

l’échapper belle

1. (informal) to have a narrow escape, to have a close call, to dodge a bullet

   Synonym: avoir chaud

Usage notes

• Chiefly used in compound tenses: passé composé, plus-que-parfait, passé antérieur and futur antérieur.

See also

• avoir chaud aux fesses