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verb

avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet

/a.vwaʁ le dɑ̃ ki ʁɛj lə paʁ.kɛ/

verb/a.vwaʁ le dɑ̃ ki ʁɛj lə paʁ.kɛ/

to be unscrupulously ambitious

Literally, “to have teeth lining the parquet”, i.e. an elaboration on avoir les dents longues.