au ras des pâquerettes

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o ʁa de pa.kʁɛt/ ~ /o ʁɑ de pɑ.kʁɛt/ === Prepositional phrase === au ras des pâquerettes (informal) very close to the ground (informal, derogatory, figuratively) very basic, lowbrow, unrefined (almost to the point of being coarse, crude, crass) ==== See also ==== ne pas voler haut terre à terre