tirer d'affaire
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Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive) to pull someone's bacon out of the fire, to pull someone's fat out of the fire (to get someone out of a bad situation)
- Synonym: tirer d’un mauvais pas
- (reflexive) to get out of a bind
- Synonyms: sortir du bois, s’en tirer
- se tirer d’affaire ― to get oneself out of a tight spot
Derived terms
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