Se mettre le doigt dans l’oeil is a bit of a rough French expression that translates literally to “to put a finger in the eye”. In a bit stronger language and in Canada the idiom is “se fourrer le doigt dans l’oeil”, which means to stuff a finger in the eye. Here are the various meanings of this expression:
- to be kidding yourself
- to be barking up the wrong tree
- to be entirely mistaken
A French-to-French translation is se tromper complètement or to totally mess up.
Here’s an example sentence:
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