een veer in de reet steken
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to stick a feather into [someone's] arse/ass”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (intransitive, with indirect object) to heap excessive, often sycophantic praise or honours on
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of een veer in de reet steken: see steken.