de knuppel in het hoenderhok gooien

Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, “to throw the club into the chicken coop”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /də knʏpəl ɪn ɦɛt ɦundərɦɔk xoːi̯ə(n)/

Verb

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de knuppel in het hoenderhok gooien

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to put the cat among the pigeons

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