faire des gorges chaudes
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to mock gleefully, to make sport of
/fɛʁ de gɔʁʒ ʃod/
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To make someone the target of gleeful, unkind jokes.
Examples
Ils vont faire des gorges chaudes de cette photo.
They will mock that photo mercilessly.
Tout le village faisait des gorges chaudes de l'affaire.
The whole village made sport of the affair.
Elle ne voulait pas qu'on fasse des gorges chaudes de son échec.
She did not want people to make fun of her failure.
On a fait des gorges chaudes de son discours maladroit.
People ridiculed his awkward speech.
Les journalistes ont fait des gorges chaudes de sa bévue.
The journalists made cruel jokes about his blunder.
Similar words
railler
tourner en ridicule
se moquer de
rire aux dépens de
Meanings
Examples
Les journalistes ont fait des gorges chaudes de sa bévue.
The journalists made cruel jokes about his blunder.
Tout le village faisait des gorges chaudes de l'affaire.
The whole village made sport of the affair.
Ils vont faire des gorges chaudes de cette photo.
They will mock that photo mercilessly.
On a fait des gorges chaudes de son discours maladroit.
People ridiculed his awkward speech.
Elle ne voulait pas qu'on fasse des gorges chaudes de son échec.
She did not want people to make fun of her failure.
Similar words
se moquer de
railler
tourner en ridicule
rire aux dépens de
Etymology
Originally from falconry: a gorge chaude was warm prey fed to a bird. The phrase later came to mean relishing someone else’s embarrassment.
FAQ
What does faire des gorges chaudes mean?
To make unkind jokes at someone’s expense.
Does it suggest kindness?
No, the jokes are usually malicious.
From an old falconry term for warm prey.
Yes, for example faisait des gorges chaudes.
It is pronounced /fɛʁ de gɔʁʒ ʃod/.
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