redorer son blason
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.dɔ.ʁe sɔ̃ bla.zɔ̃/
Verb
redorer son blason
- (historical) For an impoverished aristocrat to marry a farmer-general's daughter in order to regain wealth and status. (Literally, "to regild one's coat of arms".)
- (figuratively) to restore one's image, to restore one's reputation, to regain prestige