tenir au jus

French

Etymology

A pun on tenir au courant: jus is a synonym of courant in the sense of "electric current".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.ni.ʁ‿o ʒy/

Verb

tenir au jus

  1. (informal, transitive) (transitive with de) to keep informed; to keep in the loop
    Je vous tiens au jus.

Usage notes

This verb takes two objects: a direct object for the person, and a facultative prepositional object introduced by de.

Conjugation

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