mettre les bouchées doubles

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

figuratively informal

（非公式、比喩的に）努力を倍にする、二倍働く

English Meaning

(informal, figuratively) to double one's efforts, to work twice as hard

Pour terminer son roman à temps, il a dû mettre les bouchées doubles pendant plusieurs semaines.

期限内に小説を完成させるため、彼は数週間にわたって倍の努力をしなければならなかった。

To finish his novel on time, he had to double his efforts over several weeks.