Provençal expression

Dre coumo moun bras quouro mi móuqui

Character

Literal translation

straight as my arm when I blow my nose

Meaning

not straight in the least

Explanation

Not straight at all, literally or figuratively, said of a badly drawn line or an unscrupulous person. The image, ironic by antiphrasis, a common device in Provence, takes as its reference the arm at the moment of blowing one's nose, an unseemly gesture that reinforces the negative connotation. One also says dre coumo la gambo d'un chin, like a dog's leg.

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