het is de Moriaan gewassen
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLiterally, “it is the washing of the Moor”. Probably after Jeremiah 13, 23. Compare English wash the blackamoor white.
Pronunciation
editProverb
edit- (probably offensive) it is a vain effort, it is no use, it is pointless
- Synonym: het is de Moriaan geschuurd