tire-au-flanc

== French == === Etymology === From tirer au flanc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ti.ʁo.flɑ̃/ === Noun === tire-au-flanc m (invariable) (informal) a shirker, a skiver, a slacker Synonym: fainéant === Further reading === “tire-au-flanc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012