casse-pipe

French

Noun

casse-pipe m (plural casse-pipes)

A difficult, risky or life-threatening situation.
(by extension, military) A dangerous mission or battle; a war.
Ils vont au casse-pipe. — They go to war.
(figuratively) Disaster.
On va au casse-pipe. — We are heading for disaster.

Related terms

casser sa pipe

See also

casse-gueule

Further reading

“casse-pipe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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