avaler une couleuvre

== French == === Alternative forms === avaler des couleuvres === Etymology === Literally, “to swallow a grass snake”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.va.le yn ku.lœvʁ/ === Verb === avaler une couleuvre (figuratively) to believe a lie, to swallow a story to submit to humiliation ==== See also ==== avaler un crapaud