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adverb

entre la poire et le fromage

/ɑ̃.tʁə la pwaʁ e lə fʁɔ.maʒ/

adverb/ɑ̃.tʁə la pwaʁ e lə fʁɔ.maʒ/

blithely, lightly, rather carelessly

Literally, “between the pear and the cheese”, an allusion to the last courses of a meal, at a moment when one is satiated and relaxed. Compare Dutch tussen de soep en de patatten and Greek μεταξύ τυρού και αχλαδίου (metaxý tyroú kai achladíou).