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Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “to wear out one's pants”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛi̯n bruk vərˈslɛi̯.tə(n)/
Verb
zijn broek verslijten
- (informal) to be seated without doing any useful work
1999, Kris Vanhoeck, Els Van Daele, Werkboek daderhulp: Therapie bij sexueel misbruik, Acco:Twee uur per week therapie en daar alleen maar je broek verslijten heeft niet veel zin.- Two hours of therapy a week but just sitting there without doing anything is quite pointless.
2006, Rik Vanwalleghem, Koarle!: Karel Van Wijnendaele, Lannoo:"Jongen, gedaan met broeken te verslijten op de schoolbanken, en te spelen of te ravotten! Ge zult helpen zorgen voor de "kleintjes"" […]- "Boy, it's over sitting idly at the school banks and playing outdoors! You're going to help take care of the "young'uns""
2011, Desiderius Erasmus, translated by Jeanine de Landtsheer, Spreekwoorden; Adagia, Athenaeum, translation of Adagia (in Ancient Greek and New Latin):Dienaars brengen er niets van terecht indien hun heer afwezig is; schoolkinderen verslijten alleen hun broek zonder leraar erbij; burgers betekenen niets voor hun land, tenzij het gezag van de vorst hen leidt.- Servants will not manage anything when their lord is absent; schoolchildren do not do anything useful without a teacher; civilians mean nothing to their country unless the authority of the monarch guides them.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
zijn broek verslijten: see
verslijten.