"blij maken met een dode mus" meaning in Dutch

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      "args": {
        "1": "to cheer up with a dead sparrow"
      },
      "expansion": "“to cheer up with a dead sparrow”",
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      "args": {
        "1": "to cheer up with a dead sparrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to cheer up with a dead sparrow”",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to cheer up with a dead sparrow”. Origin unknown. Theories include that if a hunter brought a dead sparrow home it would be a disappointment as a sparrow is a very small bird. Another theory is that sparrows have little value in general and a dead sparrow would be worth even less. The third theory is related to domestic cats: cats are known to sometimes deliver the prey that they killed, like a sparrow, to their human master. The cat mistakenly assumes the prey would be valued by its master, but it is only a disappointment.",
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      "expansion": "blij maken met een dode mus",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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        },
        {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to get someone excited for something that will result in disappointment"
      ],
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        [
          "disappointment",
          "disappointment"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blij maken met een dode mus"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to cheer up with a dead sparrow"
      },
      "expansion": "“to cheer up with a dead sparrow”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to cheer up with a dead sparrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to cheer up with a dead sparrow”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to cheer up with a dead sparrow”. Origin unknown. Theories include that if a hunter brought a dead sparrow home it would be a disappointment as a sparrow is a very small bird. Another theory is that sparrows have little value in general and a dead sparrow would be worth even less. The third theory is related to domestic cats: cats are known to sometimes deliver the prey that they killed, like a sparrow, to their human master. The cat mistakenly assumes the prey would be valued by its master, but it is only a disappointment.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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      },
      "expansion": "blij maken met een dode mus",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch multiword terms",
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        "Pages with entries"
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        "to get someone excited for something that will result in disappointment"
      ],
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  "word": "blij maken met een dode mus"
}