het naadje van de kous

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “the seam of the sock”.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɦɛt ˈnaːtjə vɑn də ˈkɑu̯s/, /(ɦ)ət ˈnaːtjə vɑn də ˈkɑu̯s/

Noun edit

het naadje van de kous n (uncountable)

(idiomatic) All details of a subject matter.

Usage notes edit

Now mostly used in the expression het naadje van de kous willen weten (see willen for the inflection), with willen and weten only seldom omitted or replaced by another verb.