"mettre les petits plats dans les grands" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /mɛ.tʁə le p(ə).ti pla dɑ̃ le ɡʁɑ̃/, /me.tʁə le p(ə).ti pla dɑ̃ le ɡʁɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-mettre les petits plats dans les grands.wav [Lyon]
Etymology: Literally, “to put the little dishes in the big ones”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to put the little dishes in the big ones}} “to put the little dishes in the big ones”, {{lit|to put the little dishes in the big ones}} Literally, “to put the little dishes in the big ones” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} mettre les petits plats dans les grands
  1. (figuratively) to put on the ritz, put on the dog, put on a great spread, lay out a real spread, pull out all the stops, to get the good/best china out Tags: figuratively Related terms: tuer le veau gras
    Sense id: en-mettre_les_petits_plats_dans_les_grands-fr-verb-uMZ4JLip Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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