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charger la barque

Pronunciation: /ʃaʁ.ʒe la baʁk/

“charger la barque” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to be too ambitious, to bite off more than one can chew; to overdo it, to exaggerate

In French

Exagérer, trop en rajouter, au-delà du raisonnable.
Surfacturer.

Etymology

Literally, “to load the boat”

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