"mettre la puce à l'oreille" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /mɛ.tʁə la py.s‿a l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/, /me.tʁə la py.s‿a l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/ Forms: mettre la puce à l’ oreille [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} mettre la puce à l’oreille
  1. (figuratively, colloquial) to set someone thinking, to cause someone to suspect something Tags: colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-mettre_la_puce_à_l'oreille-fr-verb-~7i~1k90 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "to set someone thinking, to cause someone to suspect something"
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        "(figuratively, colloquial) to set someone thinking, to cause someone to suspect something"
      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ.tʁə la py.s‿a l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/me.tʁə la py.s‿a l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/"
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      "ipa": "/me.tʁə la py.s‿a l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/"
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