remettre le couvert

French

Etymology

From mettre le couvert (“to set the table”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.mɛ.tʁə l(ə) ku.vɛʁ/ ~ /ʁə.me.tʁə l(ə) ku.vɛʁ/

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Verb

remettre le couvert

1. (informal, figuratively) to do it again

Usage notes

Especially used for sex: after having had sex a first time, one can "remettre le couvert" and do it a second time.