"ne pas se bousculer au portillon" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /nə pa s(ə) bus.ky.le.ʁ‿o pɔʁ.ti.jɔ̃/, /nə pɑ s(ə) bus.ky.le.ʁ‿o pɔʁ.ti.jɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Paris--ne pas se bousculer au portillon.ogg [Paris]
Etymology: Literally, “not to jostle at the gate”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|not to jostle at the gate}} “not to jostle at the gate”, {{lit|not to jostle at the gate}} Literally, “not to jostle at the gate” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ne pas se bousculer au portillon
  1. (figuratively, informal, of people) not to line up, not to queue up, not to crowd in, not to fall over each other (with the implied meaning that something meets with little success) Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-ne_pas_se_bousculer_au_portillon-fr-verb-901HvPTD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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