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pendre la crémaillère

/pɑ̃.dʁə la kʁe.ma.jɛʁ/

verb/pɑ̃.dʁə la kʁe.ma.jɛʁ/

to have a housewarming party

Related: pendaison de crémaillère

Literally, “to hang up the trammel” (a metal hook for suspending cooking pots over the hearth), an act one would do soon after moving into a new house so as to make it possible to cook.