drijfzand
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From drijven (“to drift”) + zand (“sand”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
drijfzand n (uncountable)
- (literally) quicksand
- Hij kwam in drijfzand terecht en wist zich met moeite eruit te bevrijden.
- He landed in quicksand and extricated himself from it only with difficulty.
- (figurative) a treacherous, tricky danger or risk
- De economie is bezig in het drijfzand van de stagflatie te verzeilen.
- The economy is sliding off into the quagmire of stagflation.