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ménager la chèvre et le chou

French, verb/me.na.ʒe la ʃɛvʁ e l(ə) ʃu/

ménager la chèvre et le chou is a French verb meaning “to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds; to keep both parties sweet; to tread a fine line” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ménager deux personnes, deux partis opposés”.

What does ménager la chèvre et le chou mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds; to keep both parties sweet; to tread a fine line

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Ménager deux personnes, deux partis opposés.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce ménager la chèvre et le chou?

  • /me.na.ʒe la ʃɛvʁ e l(ə) ʃu/
  • \me.na.ʒe la ʃɛ.vʁ‿e lə ʃu\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.