See de sjaak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "The employees must not become the victims of the merger.",
"text": "De werknemers mogen niet de sjaak worden van de fusie.",
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"(Netherlands, colloquial) the victim(s) (of a policy or decision)"
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"word": "de pineut"
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"word": "de sigaar"
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