reculer pour mieux sauter
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.ky.le puʁ mjø so.te/
Verb
reculer pour mieux sauter
- (figuratively, in good part) to take a run-up so as to jump farther, to make a strategic retreat, to make a strategic withdrawal so as to come back stronger
- (figuratively, in bad part) to delay off the inevitable, to put off the evil day
Usage notes
- Can carry either a positive or a negative connotation.
See also
- prendre son élan
- repli stratégique
Further reading
- “reculer pour mieux sauter” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
- “reculer pour mieux sauter” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.