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être dans de beaux draps
être dans de beaux draps
to be in a pretty pickle
→ être
phrase
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to be in a pretty pickle
An idiom meaning to be in trouble or in a difficult situation. Despite the literal reference to fine sheets, it has no positive meaning.
FR:
Je ne veux pas être dans de beaux draps.
EN:
I don’t want to be in a pretty pickle.