avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet
French
Etymology
Literally, "to have teeth lining the parquet", i.e. a metaphor for "avoir les dents longues".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ le dɑ̃ ki ʁɛj lə paʁ.kɛ/
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Verb
avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet
- (figuratively, derogatory) to be unscrupulously ambitious