"addertje onder het gras" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

Forms: addertjes onder het gras [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “a [small] adder under the grass”. Compare English snake in the grass; like the English, this may ultimately represent a calque from Latin. Etymology templates: {{m-g|a 􂀿small􂁀 adder under the grass}} “a [small] adder under the grass”, {{lit|a 􂀿small􂁀 adder under the grass}} Literally, “a [small] adder under the grass”, {{noncog|en|snake in the grass}} English snake in the grass, {{cal|nl|la|-|notext=1}} Latin
  1. (idiomatic) an unforeseen difficulty or complication Tags: idiomatic, neuter
    Sense id: en-addertje_onder_het_gras-nl-noun-SPl1~u4e Categories (other): Dutch diminutiva tantum, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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