Example: Toutes ses stratégies ont fini par faire long feu lors du projet.
Definition
"Faire long feu" is a French expression meaning to fail to produce the expected result or to come to nothing. It is often used to describe plans, strategies, or efforts that ultimately prove ineffective or unsuccessful, as in the example: "All his strategies ended up failing during the project."
The phrase "faire long feu" literally means "to make long fire" and comes from old firearms terminology where a gun that 'made long fire' failed to fire properly or delayed firing. Over time, it evolved metaphorically to describe any action or plan that fails to achieve the intended effect.
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