stok om de hond te slaan
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “stick to hit the dog”; that is, something that one actively looks for when wanting to do something.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stok om de hond te slaan m (plural stokken om de hond te slaan)
- (figurative, idiomatic, chiefly in the singular) A pretense to do something that one already wanted to do.