te grazen nemen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to take grazing”, originally used in a children's game where the aim was to cover another in freshly mowed grass.[1]

Verb[edit]

te grazen nemen

  1. to get, catch (a criminal or other wrongdoer) (to bring to reckoning)
    Boef! Volgende keer dat ik je zie, neem ik je te grazen!
    Scoundrel! Next time I see you I'll get you!

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of te grazen nemen: see nemen.

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “grazen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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