"serrer les fesses" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \sɛ.ʁe le fɛs\
  1. Avoir peur. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-serrer_les_fesses-fr-verb-NSBU0VsW Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
  2. Se ratatiner pour passer dans un lieu étroit.
    Sense id: fr-serrer_les_fesses-fr-verb-kvr1JPak Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: serre-fesses
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    "Composé de serrer et de fesse.",
    "La crispation du fessier peut combattre la crainte de déféquer sous l’effet de la peur."
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