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Dutch Idioms and Proverbs

Common Dutch idioms and proverbs drawn from everyday speech and folk wisdom. Front: the Dutch idiom or proverb. Back: English meaning.

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35 basic cards for Idioms Dutch. It opens with "Een appeltje voor de dorst" and "Het IJs breken". More Dutch at other levels is listed below.

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Een appeltje voor de dorst
Show answerA little something saved for later, a rainy day fund
Het IJs breken
Show answerTo break the ice, start a conversation
Om de tuin leiden
Show answerTo mislead or deceive someone
In het rood staan
Show answerTo be in debt, overdrawn financially
Met lood in de schoenen
Show answerTo feel heavy-hearted or depressed
Olie op het vuur gooien
Show answerTo make a situation worse, add fuel to the fire
Een potje breken
Show answerTo cause trouble or mischief
Gat in de hand hebben
Show answerTo spend money freely or wastefully
Langs elkaar heen praten
Show answerTo talk past each other, miscommunicate
Katten uit de boom kijken
Show answerTo observe carefully or be cautious and wait
Groot geschut
Show answerImportant or powerful people, the big guns
Jaloers als een wesp
Show answerExtremely jealous or envious
Hangen en wurgen
Show answerTo barely manage, scrape by or survive
Kort van stof zijn
Show answerTo be curt, rude, or abrupt in manner
Door het stof bijten
Show answerTo suffer defeat or humiliation

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