n'en pouvoir mais
French
Etymology
mais is used in its now obsolete sense of "more"; cf. its Latin etymon magis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n‿ɑ̃ pu.vwaʁ mɛ/
Verb
n'en pouvoir mais
- (dated) to not be responsible for something
- Synonym: n'y pouvoir rien
- (dated, literary) to be unable to take it any longer, to be unable to go on like this
- Synonym: n'en pouvoir plus