mettre les petits plats dans les grands

French

Etymology

Literally, "to put the little dishes in the big ones".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə le p(ə).ti pla dɑ̃ le ɡʁɑ̃/

Verb

mettre les petits plats dans les grands

  1. (figuratively) to put on the ritz, put on the dog, put on a great spread, lay out a real spread, pull out all the stops, to get the good/best china out
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