de kool en de geit sparen in Dutch

IPA: /də ˈkoːl ɛn də ˈɣɛi̯t ˈspaː.rə(n)/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “to spare the cabbage and the goat”. Compare French ménager la chèvre et le chou; cf. also the rare expression to have wolf full and wether whole. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to spare the cabbage and the goat}} “to spare the cabbage and the goat”, {{lit|to spare the cabbage and the goat}} Literally, “to spare the cabbage and the goat”, {{cog|fr|ménager la chèvre et le chou}} French ménager la chèvre et le chou Head templates: {{nl-verb}} de kool en de geit sparen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|sparen}}

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"de kool en de geit sparen" meaning in Dutch

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