dans les clous

French

Etymology

See hors des clous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɑ̃ le klu/
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Adverb

dans les clous

  1. on a pedestrian crossing
    Il a été fauché par une voiture alors qu'il traversait dans les clous. ― He was run over by a car as he was going over a pedestrian crossing.
  2. (figuratively) abiding by the rules
    Antonym: hors des clous
    rester dans les clous ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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