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au pied de la lettre meaning in English

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au pied de la lettre adverbe

to the letter◼◼◼(idiomatic for "literally", following the rules as they're written)
adverb
[UK: tuː ðə ˈle.tə(r)] [US: ˈtuː ðə ˈle.tər]

au pied de la lettre preposition

by the book◼◻◻preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə bʊk] [US: baɪ ðə ˈbʊk]

prendre au pied de la lettre verbe

take someone at their word(take someone literally even though they may not have been serious)
verb