sentir le soufre

/sɑ̃.tiʁ lə sufʁ/
FRANSIZCA → TR

Tanım

•to appear volatile, tense, or dangerous

Etimoloji

Literally, “to smell of sulfur”, perhaps alluding to explosives (sulfur being one of the ingredients of black powder). Alternatively, from biblical connotations of hell, as in brimstone.