"een worst voorhouden" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Dutch]

Etymology: Literally, “to hold a sausage in front of someone”. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|to hold a sausage in front of someone}} “to hold a sausage in front of someone”, {{lit|to hold a sausage in front of someone}} Literally, “to hold a sausage in front of someone” Head templates: {{nl-verb}} een worst voorhouden Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|voorhouden}}
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to put something desirable in prospect in order to try to get someone to do something; to try to motivate Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-een_worst_voorhouden-nl-verb-uVLyGK0K Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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