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fondre comme neige au soleil

/fɔ̃.dʁə kɔm nɛ.ʒ‿o sɔ.lɛj/

verb/fɔ̃.dʁə kɔm nɛ.ʒ‿o sɔ.lɛj/

to shrink at a rate of knots, to melt away (to dwindle or diminish very rapidly)

Mes économies fondent comme neige au soleil.My savings are melting away.

Literally, “to melt away like snow in the sun”. Compare Dutch als sneeuw voor de zon verdwijnen.