tomber sur un bec

French edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “to come across a beak”.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tɔ̃.be sy.ʁ‿œ̃ bɛk/
France (Lyon) (file)

Verb edit

tomber sur un bec

(informal) to hit a snag, to find a fly in the ointment
Synonym: tomber sur un os

Conjugation edit

see tomber

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