être à l'ouest
French
Etymology
Literally, “to be in the west.”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.tʁ‿a l‿wɛst/
Verb
- (informal) to be out to lunch, out of it, not with it, spaced out
- Synonym: être à côté de ses pompes
Usage notes
- à l'ouest is almost exclusively used predicatively.