van de leg
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “off [one's] laying”, originally in reference to chickens not laying eggs.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (literally, of chickens or other birds) Not laying eggs due to stress, disease or some other factor.
- Door een ontsteking raakte de kip van de leg. ― The chicken had stopped laying eggs due to an inflammation.
- (figuratively, idiomatic, of people) Distraught, confused or upset.
- Sinds de dood van haar hond is ze helemaal van de leg. ― She has been very distraught since the death of her dog.