c\'est moi qui pousse au cul

English translation: For once it ain't me that's itchin' to kick (some) ass

09:08 Apr 24, 2018

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French term or phrase: c\'est moi qui pousse au cul

Bonjour,
dans le cadre du sous-titrage d'une vidéo (style oral très familier), je me trouve devant le passage suivant :
"Pour une fois que ce n'est pas moi qui pousse au cul".
Contexte : plusieurs personnages discutent d'une éventuelle bataille entre clans et l'un d'entre eux n'est pas d'avis de lancer les hostilités, contrairement à son habitude.
Existe-t-il une expression dédiée (tout en respectant le style très familier) ?
Merci pour votre aide.
Laetitia

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English translation:For once it ain't me that's itchin' to kick (some) ass

Explanation:
Bon, c'est du familier US de la part d'un GBois qui a regardé trop de films. Le côté poussage du cul d'autrui n'est pas explicite. Par une sorte de métonymie, le cul est maintenant celui de l'adversaire, et il serait plutôt à botter qu'à pousser.

Il y a sans doute mieux, mais dans l'urgence…

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For once it ain't me that's itchin' to kick (some) ass

Nikolaki

for once, it ain't gonna be me who's firin' buckshot into their backs

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For once it ain't me that's itchin' to kick (some) ass

Nikolaki
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Local time: 04:20
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for once, it ain't gonna be me who's firin' buckshot into their backs

Explanation:
In the US, anyway, feuds between clans usually end up with the members of each side firing at one another, often with hunting rifles ("buckshot").

pousser qqn au cul=to be on somebody's back (per Larousse)

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Note added at 1 day 5 hrs (2018-04-25 15:02:10 GMT)
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Or "who's gonna fuckin' fire buckshot..."

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Note added at 1 day 8 hrs (2018-04-25 17:59:18 GMT)
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The ongoing feud between the "Hatfield and McCoy" clans is generally recognized as the biggest one between clans in US history.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Local time: 22:20
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PRO pts in category: 16

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