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verb

avoir les dents du fond qui baignent

/a.vwaʁ le dɑ̃ dy fɔ̃ ki bɛɲ/

verb/a.vwaʁ le dɑ̃ dy fɔ̃ ki bɛɲ/

to feel like one is going to throw up (usually because one has eaten too much and is stuffed to the gills)

Synonyms: avoir le cœur au bord des lèvres

Literally, “to have the back teeth swimming”. Compare English my back teeth are floating, albeit with a different meaning.