battre en brèche

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bʁɛʃ/

Verb

battre en brèche

  1. (idiomatic, of heavy artillery) to reduce to rubble, to give a pounding
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively) to tackle (an urgent issue), to strike at the heart of (a problem)
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