"battre en brèche" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /ba.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bʁɛʃ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-battre en brèche.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} battre en brèche
  1. (idiomatic, of heavy artillery) to reduce to rubble, to give a pounding Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-battre_en_brèche-fr-verb-nOkhcwuR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively) to tackle (an urgent issue), to strike at the heart of (a problem) Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-battre_en_brèche-fr-verb-ec-0haW7

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