• zaphod
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    8 months ago

    Calling bullshit, I can only find “surveiller comme le lait sur le feu” which means to keep a close eye on something.

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      8 months ago

      Nope, it is real. It is slang, but real. The actual phrasing is “avoir du lait sur le feu”. As in “Allez! J’ai du lait sur le feu!”. But it is rather outdated.