Learn Dutch · B2

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Dutch Idioms & Expressions

Word cards: 6 Dutch words and phrases. A few of them:

Dat is koek en ei
That's easy / that's a piece of cake
Nu komt de aap uit de mouw
Now the truth comes out / the real motive is revealed
Geen doekjes om winden
Not to mince words / to be direct
Op de lange baan schuiven
To put on the long track / to postpone indefinitely
Ergens het fijne van weten
To know the ins and outs of something
Met de hakken over de sloot
By the skin of one's teeth / barely making it

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