het is de Moriaan gewassen
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- het is den Moriaan gewassen (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “it is the washing of the Moor”. Probably after Jeremiah 13, 23. Compare English wash the blackamoor white.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proverb
[edit]- (probably offensive) it is a vain effort, it is no use, it is pointless
- Synonym: het is de Moriaan geschuurd