"trouver son maître" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /tʁu.ve sɔ̃ mɛtʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-trouver son maître.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} trouver son maître
  1. (transitive, informal, figuratively) to meet one's match, to find one's better (to find someone who is even better (at something) than oneself, to be dealing with someone stronger than oneself) Tags: figuratively, informal, transitive Synonyms: tomber sur plus fort que soi Related terms: faire le poids, à malin, malin et demi
    Sense id: en-trouver_son_maître-fr-verb-GcDKU99B Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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