in het geweer komen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Figurative sense for an earlier, now obsolete literal sense “to get under arms”, in which the sense of the word geweer as a verbal noun of the verb (zich) weren (“to defend oneself”) has also become obsolete.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (intransitive) to come into action; to oppose; to protest; to resist [+ tegen (against)]
- De actievoerders kwamen in het geweer tegen het kappen van de bomen.
- The activists came into action against the cutting of the trees.
Usage notes edit
The verb komen imparts an inchoative sense, signaling the transition from inaction to action.
Inflection edit
Conjugation of in het geweer komen: see komen.