de oren wassen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to wash [someone's] ears”. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic, with indirect object) to rebuke, scold, reprimand severely, put someone in their place
- Synonym: terechtwijzen
- Ze waste de spijbelaar de oren. ― She severely reprimanded the truant.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of de oren wassen: see wassen.