être dans les patates
🇧🇪 French slang from Belgium
What does “être dans les patates” mean?
to be confused, all at sea
Example
“Je suis dans les patates avec ce dossier.”
I'm all at sea with this file.
Good to know
Literally "in the potatoes".
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
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The textbook way to say it: être perdu
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- faire du boudinto sulk
- c’est binnendone, sorted, in the bag (Brussels)
- avoir le cafardto feel down, to have the blues
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