een brug te ver

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of English a bridge too far, from the 1974 book A Bridge Too Far.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ən ˌbrʏx tə ˈvɛr/

Phrase[edit]

een brug te ver

  1. a bridge too far (act of overreaching)