"se mettre le doigt dans l'œil" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /sə mɛ.tʁə lə dwa dɑ̃ l‿œj/, /sə me.tʁə lə dwa dɑ̃ l‿œj/ Forms: se mettre le doigt dans l’ œil [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} se mettre le doigt dans l’œil
  1. (figuratively) to be much mistaken, to bark up the wrong tree, to delude oneself, to need one's head examined, to have another think coming Tags: figuratively Synonyms: se fourrer le doigt dans l'œil Related terms: pouvoir toujours courir, se faire des films
    Sense id: en-se_mettre_le_doigt_dans_l'œil-fr-verb-nTdFnX6n Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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