là où le bât blesse in French

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        "(figuratively) where the shoe pinches, where the rub lies"
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          "word": "c’est là que le bât blesse"
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          "word": "là où ça fait mal"
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      "ipa": "/la u l(ə) ba blɛs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/la u l(ə) bɑ blɛs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "là où le bât blesse"
}

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      "expansion": "là où le bât blesse",
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    {
      "word": "c’est là que le bât blesse"
    },
    {
      "word": "là où ça fait mal"
    },
    {
      "word": "mettre le doigt sur la plaie"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/la u l(ə) ba blɛs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/la u l(ə) bɑ blɛs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "là où le bât blesse"
}

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"là où le bât blesse" meaning in French

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