avoir la gueule de bois*
* to have a wooden mouth
French
France
Standard Phrase
USED
Very frequently
BY
Everyone
To have a hangover or to feel hungover after a heavy night of drinking alcohol.
J'ai une affreuse gueule de bois.
I have an awful wooden mouth.
Submitted April 2023
by charlotteashton
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<h3>Literal translation: avoir la gueule de bois</h3>
<p>To have a hangover or to feel hungover after a heavy night of drinking alcohol.</p>