tirer d'affaire
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.ʁe d‿a.fɛʁ/
Verb
tirer d'affaire
- (transitive) to pull someone's bacon out of the fire, to pull someone's fat out of the fire (to get someone out of a bad situation)
- Synonym: tirer d'un mauvais pas
- (reflexive) to get out of a bind
- se tirer d'affaire ― to get oneself out of a tight spot
- Synonym: sortir du bois
Derived terms
- tiré d'affaire