het geweer van schouder veranderen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “to switch one's rifle to a different shoulder”. Probably calque of French changer son fusil d’épaule.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt xəʋeːr vɑn sxɑu̯dər vɛrɑndərə(n)/

Verb edit

het geweer van schouder veranderen

  1. (idiomatic, Belgium) to change tack, to change course

Inflection edit