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verb

sortir les violons

/sɔʁ.tiʁ le vjɔ.lɔ̃/

verb/sɔʁ.tiʁ le vjɔ.lɔ̃/

to be melodramatic; to cry someone a river

Synonyms: donner dans le pathos

Literally, “to bring on the violins.”