faire la grasse matinée

faire la grasse matinée
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).
verb phrase
1.
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).
(idiom)
(to sleep late in the morning)
a. to sleep in
Le dimanche, nous faisons la grasse matinée.On Sundays we sleep in.
b. to have a lie-in
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Nous ne faisons pas souvent la grasse matinée à cause de nos chiens.We don't often have a lie-in because of our dogs.
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