avoir l'estomac dans les talons
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avoir l'estomac dans les talons
A verb phrase is a group of words that functions as a verb in a sentence to convey an action, condition, or state (e.g., jeter un sort, avoir faim).
1. (idiom) (to be famished)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to be very hungry
Les enfants ont l'estomac dans les talons. Déjeunons.The children are very hungry. Let's have lunch.
b. to be starving (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Après la longue randonnée, Sophie avait l'estomac dans les talons.After the long hike, Sophie was starving.
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