s'en prendre plein la tronche

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s‿ɑ̃ pʁɑ̃.dʁə plɛ̃ la tʁɔ̃ʃ/

Verb

s’en prendre plein la tronche

  1. (very informal) to be hauled over the coals, to take a lot of heat, to get it in the neck, to get a bollocking (to get severely criticized, to get castigated); to be insulted
    Synonyms: s’en prendre plein la figure, s’en prendre plein la gueule
    Je m’en suis pris plein la tronche.I was hauled over the coals, I got a bollocking; I was really insulted.

Usage notes

  • The se is a reflexive indirect object; it is facultative, though the variant en prendre plein la tronche is rare(r).

See also

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