tirer sur le messager in French

IPA: /ti.ʁe syʁ lə mɛ.sa.ʒe/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “to shoot at the messenger”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to shoot at the messenger}} “to shoot at the messenger”, {{lit|to shoot at the messenger}} Literally, “to shoot at the messenger” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} tirer sur le messager

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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Literally, “to shoot at the messenger”",
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        "to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it)"
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        "(figuratively) to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tirer sur le pianiste"
        },
        {
          "word": "ce n’est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu’on fait tomber la fièvre"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tuer le messager"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ti.ʁe syʁ lə mɛ.sa.ʒe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tirer sur le messager"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to shoot at the messenger"
      },
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      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to shoot at the messenger"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to shoot at the messenger”",
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    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "tirer sur le pianiste"
    },
    {
      "word": "ce n’est pas en cassant le thermomètre qu’on fait tomber la fièvre"
    }
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        "to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it)"
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        "(figuratively) to shoot the messenger (to blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tuer le messager"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ti.ʁe syʁ lə mɛ.sa.ʒe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tirer sur le messager"
}

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"tirer sur le messager" meaning in French

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