cela m'en touche une sans faire bouger l'autre in French

IPA: /sə.la m‿ɑ̃ tuʃ yn sɑ̃ fɛʁ bu.ʒe l‿otʁ/ Forms: cela m’ en touche une sans faire bouger l’ autre [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally "it touches one [of my testicles] without moving the other". Of pied noir origin. Popularised by Jacques Chirac, who used it in November 1987 to express his indifference to criticism from François Mitterrand. Head templates: {{fr-phrase|head=cela m'en touche une sans faire bouger l'autre}} cela m’en touche une sans faire bouger l’autre

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  "etymology_text": "Literally \"it touches one [of my testicles] without moving the other\". Of pied noir origin. Popularised by Jacques Chirac, who used it in November 1987 to express his indifference to criticism from François Mitterrand.",
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    {
      "word": "ça m’en touche une sans me bouger l’autre"
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"cela m'en touche une sans faire bouger l'autre" meaning in French

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