"coup d'épée dans l'eau" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ku d‿e.pe dɑ̃ l‿o/ Forms: coup d’ épée dans l’ eau [canonical, masculine], coups d’épée dans l’eau [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} coup d’épée dans l’eau m (plural coups d’épée dans l’eau)
  1. something completely useless Related terms: pavé dans la mare
    Sense id: en-coup_d'épée_dans_l'eau-fr-noun-RYp8N0HF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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