"faire une belle jambe" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /fɛ.ʁ‿yn bɛl ʒɑ̃b/, /fe.ʁ‿yn bɛl ʒɑ̃b/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-faire une belle jambe.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire une belle jambe.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-faire une belle jambe.wav [France] (note: Somain)
Etymology: Literally, “to make a pretty leg” Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|to make a pretty leg}} “to make a pretty leg”, {{lit|to make a pretty leg}} Literally, “to make a pretty leg” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire une belle jambe
  1. (informal, sarcastic) to do a fat lot of good [with à ‘to someone’] Tags: informal, sarcastic Related terms: la belle affaire
    Sense id: en-faire_une_belle_jambe-fr-verb-FuqkYHWP Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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