ventre à terre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French ventre à terre.

Adverb

ventre à terre (comparative more ventre à terre, superlative most ventre à terre)

  1. At breakneck speed.

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɑ̃tʁ a tɛʁ/

Adverb

ventre à terre

  1. (informal, figuratively) at full tilt, at full pelt
    Synonyms: à toute allure, à toute vitesse, à toute berzingue, au grand galop
    courir ventre à terre ― to run flat out
    partir ventre à terre ― to skedaddle
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