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verb

prendre le chou

/pʁɑ̃.dʁə l(ə) ʃu/

verb/pʁɑ̃.dʁə l(ə) ʃu/

to pester; to lose one's rag, to lose one's temper, to argue; to argue, to quarrel; to get worked up (over), to let (something) get to one, to tie oneself in knots (with)

Ils se sont pris le chou.They got into an argument.

Synonyms: prendre la tête, casser les pieds, se prendre la tête

Literally, “to take the cabbage”.