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avoir été bercé trop près du mur *
* to have been rocked too close to the wall
Expression used just about never by Adults
\a.vwaʁ e.te bɛʁ.se tʁo pʁɛ dy myʁ\ • It's a way to say that a person is stupid. By being rocked near a wall, a baby's head could be bumped and cause damage to the brain.
"Jenny, un des personages de la BD "Les Nombrils", a été bercé trop très du mur. Je n'ai jamais vu quelqu'un d'aussi débile mais tellement drôle!"
"Jenny, one of the "The Bellybuttons" comic characters, was rocked too close to the wall. I've never seen a person that stupid but so funny!"
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