Translation of “mener à la baguette” to English

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Dictionary: "mener à la baguette" - translations and examples

mener à la baguette verb

rule with a rod of iron (faire obéir sans murmurer)

Exemples with "mener à la baguette"

Sa femme le mène à la baguette. His wife has him under the thumb.

Le désaccord entre le syndicat et la direction pourrait mener à la grève. The disagreement between the union and management could lead to a strike.

Nous n'avons pu mener à bien notre projet à cause d'un manque de fonds. We couldn't carry out our project because of a lack of funds.

La baguette est française. The baguette is French.

Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.

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