Switzerland· hard
avoir meilleur temps de
“to have better time to”
Meaning
To be better off doing something
Explanation
Used to say someone would be wiser to choose one course of action over another.
Example
T'as meilleur temps de prendre le tram, il y a trop de circulation.
You'd be better off taking the tram, there's too much traffic.
Origin
Grew out of the older French phrase 'avoir bon temps', current in central France up to the 18th century. It fell out of use around Paris but stuck around at the edges of the French-speaking world, in French-speaking Switzerland, Franche-Comté and Savoie.
Where
Switzerland
Franche-Comté and Savoie
Source
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