pour un rien

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pu.ʁ‿œ̃ ʁjɛ̃/

Adverb

pour un rien

over silly things, for a trifle, about nothing, with very little reason
s’énerver pour un rien ― to get worked up over nothing

Usage notes

Not to be confused with pour rien.

References

“rien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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