pas un pour rattraper l'autre

French

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Etymology

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Literally, [there's] not one to redeem the others.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa œ̃ puʁ ʁa.tʁa.pe l‿otʁ/ ~ /pɑ œ̃ puʁ ʁa.tʁa.pe l‿otʁ/

Phrase

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pas un pour rattraper l’autre

  1. (informal, of people) each is as bad as the other, they/you are all uniformly bad, they/you are all a worthless, incorrigible bunch

Usage notes

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  • Can be used as a standalone, or with y avoir: il n'y en a pas un pour rattraper l'autre, y'en a pas un pour rattraper l'autre.