entre la poire et le fromage

/ɑ̃.tʁə la pwaʁ e lə fʁɔ.maʒ/
FRANSIZCA → TR

Tanım

•blithely, lightly, rather carelessly

Etimoloji

Literally, “between the pear and the cheese”, an allusion to the last courses of a meal, at a moment when one is satiated and relaxed. Compare Dutch tussen de soep en de patatten and Greek μεταξύ τυρού και αχλαδίου (metaxý tyroú kai achladíou).