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en compote

sore and aching

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sore and aching Used informally after a body part to say it is very sore, exhausted, or aching, as if it had been reduced to mush.
FR: Après cette longue randonnée, j'ai les jambes en compote.
EN: After that long hike, my legs are sore and aching.

J'ai les pieds en compote.

My feet are like jelly.

Et j'ai le derrière en compote.

And my backside is killing me.

— Carnets de voyage (2004)

J'ai le dos en compote.

My back is killing me.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

J'ai les fesses en compote !

My butt is killing me!

— Porco Rosso (1992)