een veer in de reet steken

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Dutch

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Etymology

Literally, to stick a feather into arse/ass.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ən ˈveːr ɪn də ˈreːt ˈsteːkə(n)/

Verb

een veer in de reet steken

  1. (intransitive, with indirect object) to heap excessive, often sycophantic praise or honours on

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