malin comme une mouche in Français

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    "Composé de malin et de mouche."
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Charles Vildrac, Amadou le Bouquillon, 1949, page 213",
          "text": "Un diable de chevreuil, un beau broquard malin comme une mouche, nous a fait courir pendant sept heures et nous n’avons pas pu l'avoir. C’est lui qui nous a eus."
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        "Capable de se tirer avec astuce de situations difficiles."
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      "ipa": "\\ma.lɛ̃ kɔ.m‿yn.muʃ\\"
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  "word": "malin comme une mouche"
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    "Locutions adjectivales en français",
    "français"
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de malin et de mouche."
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Locution adjectivale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Charles Vildrac, Amadou le Bouquillon, 1949, page 213",
          "text": "Un diable de chevreuil, un beau broquard malin comme une mouche, nous a fait courir pendant sept heures et nous n’avons pas pu l'avoir. C’est lui qui nous a eus."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Capable de se tirer avec astuce de situations difficiles."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ma.lɛ̃ kɔ.m‿yn.muʃ\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "malin comme une mouche"
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"malin comme une mouche" meaning in Français

Adjective