straw

Mis à jour: 8 mai 2025

Do not give dalliance Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw To the fire i' the blood. Comme on quittait le salon sur le minuit, Julien eut le temps de dire

Stendhal - Le Rouge et le noir

The first part is misquoted in various forms, as here, by Europeans who have been confused by the series of sounds. 92 3 viédaze: a Provençal word, used of persons, = 'a good for nothing, of things, = 'a trifle. Here 'isn't worth a straw.

Alphonse Daudet - Tartarin de Tarascon