"de kroon spannen" meaning in All languages combined

See de kroon spannen on Wiktionary

Verb [Dutch]

Etymology: From Middle Dutch crone spannen. Kroon here refers to a victor's laurels. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|crone spannen}} Middle Dutch crone spannen Head templates: {{nl-verb}} de kroon spannen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|spannen}}
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, now relatively uncommon) to reign supreme, be the best or finest Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-de_kroon_spannen-nl-verb-WZQZvmcB Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to take the biscuit Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-de_kroon_spannen-nl-verb-n0JIM92P Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Download JSON data for de kroon spannen meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch crone spannen. Kroon here refers to a victor's laurels.",
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      "expansion": "de kroon spannen",
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        "1": "spannen"
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          "_dis": "48 52",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This saison beer is the finest of this brewery's beers.",
          "text": "Deze saison spant de kroon onder de bieren van deze brouwerij.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic, now relatively uncommon) to reign supreme, be the best or finest"
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        {
          "english": "I have seen many bad films, but this utter garbage takes the biscuit.",
          "text": "Ik heb veel slechte films gezien, maar deze flutzooi spant de kroon.",
          "type": "example"
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        "to take the biscuit"
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) to take the biscuit"
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  "word": "de kroon spannen"
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          "text": "Deze saison spant de kroon onder de bieren van deze brouwerij.",
          "type": "example"
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        "to reign supreme, be the best or finest"
      ],
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          "best",
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      ],
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          "text": "Ik heb veel slechte films gezien, maar deze flutzooi spant de kroon.",
          "type": "example"
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