caresser dans le sens du poil
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ʁɛ.se dɑ̃ l(ə) sɑ̃s dy pwal/
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Verb
caresser dans le sens du poil
- (transitive, figuratively) to butter up, to soft-soap
Notes
For a similar image, compare the antonymous English idiom to ruffle some feathers.