"faire mouche" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ muʃ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-faire mouche.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire mouche
  1. to hit the bullseye Related terms: tomber à plat
    Sense id: en-faire_mouche-fr-verb-uxoFRQ9n
  2. (figuratively) to come off; to hit home, to hit the nail on the head Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-faire_mouche-fr-verb--OU3i7XF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

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          "text": "Que représente la notion de « grand remplacement » ? […] Cette théorie débarrassée du complot juif a été introduite par l’écrivain français d’extrême droite Renaud Camus. Comme un publicitaire, il a trouvé une formule qui fait mouche.",
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