"ne pas être la mer à boire" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /nə pa.z‿ɛ.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/, /nə pɑ.z‿ɛ.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/, /nə pa.z‿e.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/, /nə pɑ.z‿e.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/
Etymology: Literally, “not to be the sea to be drunk”. From the fable Les Deux Chiens et l'Âne mort by Jean de La Fontaine. Etymology templates: {{m-g|not to be the sea to be drunk}} “not to be the sea to be drunk”, {{lit|not to be the sea to be drunk}} Literally, “not to be the sea to be drunk” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ne pas être la mer à boire
  1. to not be an insurmountable task, an endeavour too large to handle, to not be so hard Wikipedia link: Jean de La Fontaine, fr:Les Deux Chiens et l'Âne mort Related terms: fin du monde
    Sense id: en-ne_pas_être_la_mer_à_boire-fr-verb-0tnp2uDV Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French negative polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ipa": "/nə pa.z‿ɛ.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nə pɑ.z‿ɛ.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/nə pɑ.z‿ɛ.tʁə la mɛʁ a bwaʁ/"
    },
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