op staande voet
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Medieval Latin stante pede (literally “with one’s foot standing still”), a medieval juridical term meaning "on the spot, without having left the court". Cognate with German stehenden Fußes.
Prepositional phrase edit
- on the spot, then and there
- Synonym: stante pede
- Hij werd op staande voet ontslagen. ― He was fired on the spot.
Usage notes edit
- Most commonly used in the collocation op staande voet ontslaan ("fire on the spot").