zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• de lier aan de wilgen hangen

Etymology

From Psalm 137.2, literally “to hang one's lyre on the willows”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛi̯n ˈliːr aːn də ˈʋɪl.ɣə(n) ˈɦɑ.ŋə(n)/

Verb

zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to quit doing an activity, to retire

Usage notes

• The possessive determiner zijn typically refers to the subject and is changed as needed to match the referent.
• The expression is snowcloned very frequently.

Inflection

Conjugation of zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen: see hangen.