Provençal expression

paga 'me de mounedo d'Arlequin

Money

Literal translation

he pays me with Harlequin's coin

Meaning

to pay with worthless coin

Explanation

Literally, he pays me in Arlequin's coin. To pay in fake currency, in monkey money, with fine words instead of real money.

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