Lever le pied – French expression

lever le pied – to rise the foot. lever le pied is t really means ‘to slow down’, to relax, to take a load off in everyday French.

• « T’as bossé comme un malade cette semaine. Heureusement, on est en vacances demain, et tu vas pouvoir lever le pied. »
  • “You’ve been working like a dog this week. Fortunately, we are on vacation tomorrow, and you’ll be able to take a load off.”

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