onder de tafel praten
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “talk [someone] under the table”. Semantically very different from the identically-formed English talk someone under the table.
Verb
[edit]- (idiomatic, transitive) to outperform verbally; to run circles around someone in a discussion; to outdebate or outwit
Usage notes
[edit]- Variants with similar verbs (such as the informal lullen) are not uncommon.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of onder de tafel praten: see praten.