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Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “beer after wine yields venom”. Currently the usage is literal, but originally the proverb is said to have been a metaphor for downwards social mobility (beer being associated with lower socioeconomic class, and wine with wealth).
Proverb
bier na wijn geeft venijn
- drinking beer following the consumption of wine causes greater discomfort (through excessive inebriation and hangovers) than the reverse, namely drinking wine after beer
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