"tenir le bon bout" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /tə.niʁ lə bɔ̃ bu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tenir le bon bout.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} tenir le bon bout
  1. (informal, figuratively) to be on the right track, to be about to succeed Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-tenir_le_bon_bout-fr-verb-oeGDwE0W Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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