een veer in de reet steken

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to stick a feather into [someone's] arse/ass”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ən ˈveːr ɪn də ˈreːt ˈsteːkə(n)/

Verb[edit]

een veer in de reet steken

  1. (intransitive, with indirect object) to heap excessive, often sycophantic praise or honours on

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of een veer in de reet steken: see steken.
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