unter aller Kanone

German

Etymology

Literally, “under all cannon”; a purposeful jocular mistranslation of Latin sub omni canone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊntɐ ˈalɐ kaˈnoːnə]

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Prepositional phrase

unter aller Kanone

1. (idiomatic) dreadful, abysmal

   Synonym: unter aller Sau