Example: Avec ce problème, on n'est pas sorti de l'auberge facilement.
Definition
"Ne pas être sorti de l'auberge" is a French expression meaning that one is not yet out of trouble or difficulties and that challenges or problems are likely to continue. For example, it indicates that with a certain problem, the situation remains complicated and unresolved.
Translations
To be far from out of the woods
No haber salido del problema
Er nog lang niet zijn
No haver-se'n sortit
Noch lange nicht über den Berg sein
Etymology
The expression "Ne pas être sorti de l'auberge" literally translates to "not having left the inn," originating from the idea that an inn could be a place of trouble or complicated situations. Did you know? Inns in the past were sometimes associated with chaotic or problematic encounters, so not having left the inn figuratively means still being in a difficult situation. The exact origin is uncertain but has been used in French for centuries to express ongoing difficulties.
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To be far from out of the woods