se plier en quatre

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə pli.je ɑ̃ katʁ/, (more formal, perhaps humorous) /sə pli.je.ʁ‿ɑ̃ katʁ/

Verb

se plier en quatre

  1. (informal) to bend over backwards
    Synonyms: se mettre en quatre, se couper en quatre
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