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mener à la baguette

French, verb/mə.ne a la ba.ɡɛt/

mener à la baguette is a French verb meaning “to keep on a tight leash, to have under one's thumb, to boss around” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Commander avec dureté”.

What does mener à la baguette mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to keep on a tight leash, to have under one's thumb, to boss around

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

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Commander avec dureté.

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 mener à la baguette?

  • /mə.ne a la ba.ɡɛt/
  • /mə.ne.ʁ‿a la ba.ɡɛt/
  • \mə.ne a la ba.ɡɛt\

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