"zoden aan de dijk zetten" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈzoː.də(n)ˌaːn də ˈdɛi̯k ˈzɛ.tə(n)/
Etymology: Literally, “to add sods [of turf] to the dike”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to add sods 􂀿of turf􂁀 to the dike}} “to add sods [of turf] to the dike”, {{lit|to add sods 􂀿of turf􂁀 to the dike}} Literally, “to add sods [of turf] to the dike” Head templates: {{head|nl|verb}} zoden aan de dijk zetten Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|zetten}}
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to have a significant effect, to make an important contribution Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Synonyms: zoden aan de dijk brengen
    Sense id: en-zoden_aan_de_dijk_zetten-nl-verb-cYfnM25o Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      },
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      "name": "m-g"
    },
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        "1": "to add sods 􂀿of turf􂁀 to the dike"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to add sods [of turf] to the dike”",
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to add sods [of turf] to the dike”.",
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      "args": {
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        "1": "zetten"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That does not make an important contribution.",
          "text": "Dat zet geen zoden aan de dijk.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        ]
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) to have a significant effect, to make an important contribution"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "zoden aan de dijk brengen"
        }
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈzoː.də(n)ˌaːn də ˈdɛi̯k ˈzɛ.tə(n)/"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "to add sods 􂀿of turf􂁀 to the dike"
      },
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      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to add sods 􂀿of turf􂁀 to the dike"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to add sods [of turf] to the dike”.",
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      ],
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        {
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          "text": "Dat zet geen zoden aan de dijk.",
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        }
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      ],
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          "effect",
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) to have a significant effect, to make an important contribution"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzoː.də(n)ˌaːn də ˈdɛi̯k ˈzɛ.tə(n)/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "zoden aan de dijk brengen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zoden aan de dijk zetten"
}

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