boter op zijn hoofd hebben in Dutch

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Etymology: Literally, “to have butter on his head”, a reference to the earlier proverb wie boter op het hoofd heeft, moet niet in de zon gaan lopen (“one who has butter on their head should not go walking in the sun”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|to have butter on his head}} “to have butter on his head”, {{lit|to have butter on his head}} Literally, “to have butter on his head” Head templates: {{nl-verb}} boter op zijn hoofd hebben Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|hebben}}

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        "1": "to have butter on his head"
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"boter op zijn hoofd hebben" meaning in Dutch

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