tirer d'affaire

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.ʁe d‿a.fɛʁ/

Verb

tirer d’affaire

1. (transitive) to pull someone's bacon out of the fire, to pull someone's fat out of the fire (to get someone out of a bad situation)

   Synonym: tirer d’un mauvais pas

2. (reflexive) to get out of a bind

   Synonyms: sortir du bois, s’en tirer

   se tirer d’affaire ― to get oneself out of a tight spot

Derived terms

• tiré d’affaire