soupe au lait

French edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /su.p‿o lɛ/
France (Yvelines) (file)

Adjective edit

soupe au lait (invariable)

(informal) quick-tempered; huffy, thin-skinned
Synonyms: emporté, coléreux, irascible

être soupe au lait ― to have a short fuse, to be on a short fuse

See also edit

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