"gå som katten omkring varm grød" meaning in Danish

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|da|phrase}} gå som katten omkring varm grød
  1. (idiomatic) To avoid speaking or acting directly about something; to beat around the bush; to pussyfoot. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: gå som katten kring het gröt
    Sense id: en-gå_som_katten_omkring_varm_grød-da-phrase-j1POHXis Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for gå som katten omkring varm grød meaning in Danish (0.9kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Danish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-23 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-06-20 using wiktextract (1b9bfc5 and 0136956). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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