"en faire des tonnes" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \ɑ̃ fɛʁ dɛ tɔn\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-en faire des tonnes.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-en faire des tonnes.wav
  1. Jouer la comédie à outrance, exagérer beaucoup. Tags: familiar, figuratively
    Sense id: fr-en_faire_des_tonnes-fr-verb-66PaG06i Categories (other): Métaphores en français, Termes familiers en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: dick auftragen (Allemand), preuveličavati (Croate)
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    " ",
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          "text": "Purée, on en fait des tonnes à chaque mauve qui sort de Neerpede... (sélectionner Léoni en équipe nationale est bien trop tôt)"
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