"die beste beentjie voorsit" meaning in Afrikaans

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|af|verb}} die beste beentjie voorsit
  1. (idiomatic) To put one's best foot forward. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-die_beste_beentjie_voorsit-af-verb-JbPC6Rkc
  2. (idiomatic) To show oneself in the best or most positive way possible; to make a favorable impression. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-die_beste_beentjie_voorsit-af-verb-2HKYQPBc Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Afrikaans dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e268c0e and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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