trouver son maître

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁu.ve sɔ̃ mɛtʁ/

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Verb

trouver son maître

1. (transitive, informal, figuratively) to meet one's match, to find one's better (to find someone who is even better (at something) than oneself, to be dealing with someone stronger than oneself)

   Synonym: tomber sur plus fort que soi

See also

• faire le poids
• à malin, malin et demi