het hoekje om gaan

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Etymology edit

Literally, “to go round the corner”.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈɦukjə ˌɔm ɣaːn/, /(ɦ)ət ˈɦukjə ˌɔm ɣaːn/

Verb edit

het hoekje om gaan

  1. (colloquial) to kick the bucket, to pass away [from late 18th c.]

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