"return to one's muttons" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-return to one's muttons.ogg [Australia] Forms: returns to one's muttons [present, singular, third-person], returning to one's muttons [participle, present], returned to one's muttons [participle, past], returned to one's muttons [past]
Etymology: Humorous calque translation of French revenons à nos moutons, from "La Farce de maître Pierre Pathelin" Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|revenons à nos moutons|}} French revenons à nos moutons Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=return to one's muttons}} return to one's muttons (third-person singular simple present returns to one's muttons, present participle returning to one's muttons, simple past and past participle returned to one's muttons)
  1. (idiomatic, dated) To get back to the business at hand. Tags: dated, idiomatic Synonyms: get back to one's muttons
    Sense id: en-return_to_one's_muttons-en-verb-HhWChHMG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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