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stront aan de knikker

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, shit on the marble (ball).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɔnt aːn də ˈknɪkər/

Noun

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stront aan de knikker m (uncountable)

  1. a problem, trouble; used to indicate that something is wrong.
    Er is stront aan de knikker.
    The shit has hit the fan. / We're in the shit.

Usage notes

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Mostly used along with variants of er zijn. The noun phrase never takes an article, but it can take determiners such as geen.

Synonyms

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