Provençal proverb

A me lou pèd din lou Mourrau.

Miscellaneous

Maritime Provençal

A me lou pèd din lou Mourrau.

Meaning

He has put his foot in the trap.

Note : One also says: Es din lei fanguo de Louyno, to indicate that someone is in a muddle from which he cannot easily extricate himself.

Theme

Miscellaneous

Source : La Tour-Keyrié, Recueil de proverbes provençaux (1882), Gallica — public domain. Maritime Mistralian normalisation by Lingua Nostra.

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