Revoir sa copie
Meaning: To go back and rework a proposal that has been rejected.
Language: French
Literally: To revise one's paper
Category: Daily Life
Origin: From school and university marking, where a copie is the written answer handed in. Being told to revise it is being told the work was not merely imperfect but not yet acceptable.
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