bête comme chou in French

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    {
      "form": "bêtes comme choux",
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        "plural"
      ]
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          "word": "simple comme bonjour"
        }
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}

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      "form": "bêtes comme choux",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very simple, very plain; easy as pie"
      ],
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        [
          "simple",
          "simple"
        ],
        [
          "plain",
          "plain"
        ],
        [
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          "easy as pie"
        ]
      ],
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        "(simile) very simple, very plain; easy as pie"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "simple comme bonjour"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  ],
  "word": "bête comme chou"
}

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"bête comme chou" meaning in French

Adjective