aan de touwtjes trekken in Dutch

IPA: /ˌaːn də ˈtɑu̯.tjəs ˈtrɛ.kə(n)/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “to pull (at) the strings”, after a puppeteer controlling a marionette puppet. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to pull (at) the strings}} “to pull (at) the strings”, {{lit|to pull (at) the strings}} Literally, “to pull (at) the strings” Head templates: {{nl-verb}} aan de touwtjes trekken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|trekken}}

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"aan de touwtjes trekken" meaning in Dutch

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