casse-pipe
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casse-pipe m (plural casse-pipes)
- a difficult, risky or life-threatening situation
- (by extension, military) a dangerous mission or battle; a war
- Ils vont au casse-pipe. ― They go to war.
- (figuratively) disaster
- On va au casse-pipe. ― We are heading for disaster.
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Further reading[edit]
- “casse-pipe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.