bête à manger du foin

French

Etymology

Literally, "(so) dumb as to eat hay". A pun on the fact that bête means both "dumb" and "beast".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛt a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃/

Adjective

bête à manger du foin (plural bêtes à manger du foin)

  1. (simile) Very stupid; dumb as a rock; dumb as a doorknob.

Synonyms
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