zoete broodjes bakken
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to bake sweet buns”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic) to grovel, to fawn, especially after having said something bold or controversial before; to attempt to reingratiate.
- 2007, Jeanette Molema, kwaad daglicht, Callenbach, first edition, 43.
- Davita loopt op haar af en zegt rustig: 'Sorry, wat ik gisteren tegen je zei was niet aardig.'
Ria's gezicht staat ineens hooghartig.
'Gaan we zoete broodjes bakken?' zegt ze sarcastisch.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2007, Jeanette Molema, kwaad daglicht, Callenbach, first edition, 43.
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of zoete broodjes bakken: see bakken.