bête à manger du foin
French
Etymology
Literally, "(so) dumb as to eat hay". A pun on the fact that bête means both "dumb" and "beast".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛt a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃/
Adjective
bête à manger du foin (plural bêtes à manger du foin)
- (simile) Very stupid; dumb as a rock; dumb as a doorknob.
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