pour passer le temps
/pʊə ˌpaseɪ lə ˈtɒ̃/ /pɔː ˌpaseɪ lə ˈtɒ̃/noun
In order to pass the time; in order to amuse oneself.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Otway (1652–1685), playwright and poet. From French pour passer le temps from pour for, in order to + passer + le masculine definite article + temps time.
- not on your nelly
- notopodial
- notopodium
- notoriety
- notorious
- notoriously
- notoriousness
- not (or never) a whit
- not (or never) do a hand's turn
- not (or never) do a stroke of work
- notornis
- not (or not so) bad
- notothere
- no-touch
- notoungulate
- notour
- not out
- not pay someone any mind
- not playing with a full deck
- not proven
- not put it past someone
- not quite
- not quite the thing
- Notre Dame
- not right in the head