de kool en de geit sparen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, to spare the cabbage and the goat. Compare French ménager la chèvre et le chou; cf. also the rare expression to have wolf full and wether whole.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /də ˈkoːl ɛn də ˈɣɛi̯t ˈspaː.rə(n)/

Verb

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de kool en de geit sparen

  1. (idiomatic) to compromise in order to keep all parties satisfied, to meet halfway

Conjugation

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