op staande voet
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Medieval Latin stante pede (literally “with one’s foot standing still”), a medieval juridical term meaning "on the spot, without having left the court". Cognate with German stehenden Fußes. Compare Old Novgorodian како стоꙗ (kako stoja).
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- on the spot, then and there
- Synonym: stante pede
- Hij werd op staande voet ontslagen. ― He was fired on the spot.
Usage notes
[edit]- Most commonly used in the collocation op staande voet ontslaan ("fire on the spot").