"ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuillère" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /nə pa.z‿i a.le.ʁ‿a.vɛk lə do d(ə) la kɥi.jɛʁ/, /nə pɑ.z‿i a.le.ʁ‿a.vɛk lə do d(ə) la kɥi.jɛʁ/, /nə pa i a.le a.vɛk lə do d(ə) la kɥi.jɛʁ/, /nə pɑ i a.le a.vɛk lə do d(ə) la kɥi.jɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-Paris--ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuillère.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “not to go about it with the back of the spoon”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|not to go about it with the back of the spoon}} “not to go about it with the back of the spoon”, {{lit|not to go about it with the back of the spoon}} Literally, “not to go about it with the back of the spoon” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuillère
  1. (informal) not to go in for half measures Tags: informal Synonyms: ne pas y aller de main morte, ne pas y aller par quatre chemins, ne pas faire dans la dentelle, ne pas faire dans la demi-mesure
    Sense id: en-ne_pas_y_aller_avec_le_dos_de_la_cuillère-fr-verb-1iVOnqUZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French negative polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ipa": "/nə pɑ.z‿i a.le.ʁ‿a.vɛk lə do d(ə) la kɥi.jɛʁ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/nə pa i a.le a.vɛk lə do d(ə) la kɥi.jɛʁ/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/nə pɑ.z‿i a.le.ʁ‿a.vɛk lə do d(ə) la kɥi.jɛʁ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/nə pa i a.le a.vɛk lə do d(ə) la kɥi.jɛʁ/"
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