"stok om de hond te slaan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈstɔk ɔm də ˈɦɔnt tə ˈslaːn/ Forms: stokken om de hond te slaan [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “stick to hit the dog”; that is, something that one actively looks for when wanting to do something. Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|stokken om de hond te slaan|-}} stok om de hond te slaan m (plural stokken om de hond te slaan)
  1. (figurative, idiomatic, chiefly in the singular) A pretense to do something that one already wanted to do. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-stok_om_de_hond_te_slaan-nl-noun-020S9XRG Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “stick to hit the dog”; that is, something that one actively looks for when wanting to do something.",
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      "form": "stokken om de hond te slaan",
      "tags": [
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        "(figurative, idiomatic, chiefly in the singular) A pretense to do something that one already wanted to do."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɔk ɔm də ˈɦɔnt tə ˈslaːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stok om de hond te slaan"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stokken om de hond te slaan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        "A pretense to do something that one already wanted to do."
      ],
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        ],
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        "(figurative, idiomatic, chiefly in the singular) A pretense to do something that one already wanted to do."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɔk ɔm də ˈɦɔnt tə ˈslaːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stok om de hond te slaan"
}

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