tirer d'affaire

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ti.ʁe d‿a.fɛʁ/

Verb

tirer d’affaire

  1. (transitive) to pull someone's bacon out of the fire, to pull someone's fat out of the fire (to get someone out of a bad situation)
    Synonym: tirer d’un mauvais pas
  2. (reflexive) to get out of a bind
    Synonyms: sortir du bois, s’en tirer
    se tirer d’affaire ― to get oneself out of a tight spot

Derived terms
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