drink from a fire hose in Anglais

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    "Composé de drink (« boire »), from, a et fire hose (« tuyau d’incendie »), littéralement « boire de l’eau [directement] venant d’un tuyau d’incendie »."
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"drink from a fire hose" meaning in Anglais

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