croquer le marmot

French

Etymology

Literally, to pound on the marmot, an old-fashioned ornamental door knocker. The implication is one is waiting a long time for somebody to come to the door.

Verb

croquer le marmot

To wait around for a long time. [since 19th C]
- 1879, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Les Sœurs Vatard‎:
  […] avant qu'elle n'eût franchi le couloir et la porte d'entrée, Auguste croquait le marmot depuis plus de trois quarts d'heure.
  […] by the time she walked down the hallway and through the front door, Augusta had been waiting around for over three quarters of an hour.

单词	croquer le marmot
释义	croquer le marmot French Etymology Literally, to pound on the marmot, an old-fashioned ornamental door knocker. The implication is one is waiting a long time for somebody to come to the door. Verb croquer le marmot To wait around for a long time. [since 19th C] 1879, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Les Sœurs Vatard‎: […] avant qu'elle n'eût franchi le couloir et la porte d'entrée, Auguste croquait le marmot depuis plus de trois quarts d'heure. […] by the time she walked down the hallway and through the front door, Augusta had been waiting around for over three quarters of an hour.
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