stront aan de knikker

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “shit on the marble (ball)”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrɔnt aːn də ˈknɪkər/

Noun

stront aan de knikker m (uncountable)

1. a problem, trouble; used to indicate that something is wrong.

   Er is stront aan de knikker.

   The shit has hit the fan. / We're in the shit.

Usage notes

Mostly used along with variants of er zijn. The noun phrase never takes an article, but it can take determiners such as geen.

Synonyms

• iets aan de knikker