"avoir les jambes en coton" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /a.vwaʁ le ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ kɔ.tɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Paris--avoir les jambes en coton.ogg , Fr-avoir les jambes en coton.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “to have legs of cotton”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to have legs of cotton}} “to have legs of cotton”, {{lit|to have legs of cotton}} Literally, “to have legs of cotton” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir les jambes en coton
  1. (figuratively) to be weak and shaky on one's legs; to be jelly-legged Tags: figuratively Related terms: avoir des fourmis dans les jambes, avoir les jambe en compote
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