tenir le haut du pavé

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.niʁ lə o dy pa.ve/
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Verb

tenir le haut du pavé

  1. (figuratively) to be on top, to occupy the highest social rank, to be at the top of the ladder
  2. (figuratively) to set the pace, to lead the way
    • 2006, Denys Riout, Yves Klein: l'aventure monochrome, Paris: Gallimard, →ISBN, page 49:
      Ainsi [Yves] Klein se démarque-t-il de l'expressionnisme abstrait qui tient alors le haut du pavé, tant en Europe qu'aux États-Unis.
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