partir en sucette
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partir en sucette
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. (colloquial) (idiom) (to go wrong)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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 go off the rails (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
D'un coup, sans qu'on comprenne pourquoi, la réunion est partie en sucette !Suddenly, without us understanding why, the meeting went off the rails!
b. to go haywire (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
Victor pensait que tout allait bien. Il ne voyait pas que ça partait totalement en sucette.Victor thought everything was fine. He didn't see that it was going totally haywire.
c. to go pear-shaped (colloquial) (idiom) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Je vais demander de l'aide à ma chef avant que le projet ne parte en sucette.I'm going to ask my boss for help before the project goes pear-shaped.
2. (colloquial) (idiom) (to start doing crazy things)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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 go bananas (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
Ma mère n'a pas su garder son sérieux et est partie en sucette. C'était très drôle !My mother couldn't keep a straight face and went bananas. It was very funny!
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