om zeep helpen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Probably deriving from other expressions with om zeep that meant that an activity had gone wrong.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (transitive, idiomatic) to kill, to snuff, to rub out
- Synonyms: doden, afmaken, van kant maken
- Zij was om zeep geholpen door een criminele glazenwisser.
- She had been rubbed out by a criminal window cleaner.
Inflection edit
Conjugation of om zeep helpen: see helpen.