met de hakken over de sloot in Dutch

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Etymology: Literally, “with the heels over the ditch”, said to refer to jumping over ditches as a game (see slootjespringen and fierljeppen), which often leaves little margin for error. Etymology templates: {{m-g|with the heels over the ditch}} “with the heels over the ditch”, {{lit|with the heels over the ditch}} Literally, “with the heels over the ditch” Head templates: {{head|nl|prepositional phrase}} met de hakken over de sloot

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        {
          "english": "He just barely earned his diploma.",
          "text": "Hij heeft met de hakken over de sloot zijn diploma gehaald.",
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        "(idiomatic, informal) just barely"
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        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
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  "word": "met de hakken over de sloot"
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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "with the heels over the ditch"
      },
      "expansion": "“with the heels over the ditch”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "with the heels over the ditch"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “with the heels over the ditch”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “with the heels over the ditch”, said to refer to jumping over ditches as a game (see slootjespringen and fierljeppen), which often leaves little margin for error.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "prepositional phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "met de hakken over de sloot",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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          "english": "He just barely earned his diploma.",
          "text": "Hij heeft met de hakken over de sloot zijn diploma gehaald.",
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        "just barely"
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"met de hakken over de sloot" meaning in Dutch

Prepositional phrase