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”, {{m|nl|slootjespringen}} slootjespringen, {{m|nl|fierljeppen}} fierljeppen Head templates: {{head|nl|prepositional phrase}} met de hakken over de sloot

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        {
          "text": "Hij heeft met de hakken over de sloot zijn diploma gehaald. ― He just barely earned his diploma.",
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        }
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        "just barely"
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        "(idiomatic, informal) just barely"
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "met de hakken over de sloot"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "with the heels over the ditch"
      },
      "expansion": "“with the heels over the ditch”",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "with the heels over the ditch"
      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "nl",
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      },
      "expansion": "slootjespringen",
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    },
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        "2": "fierljeppen"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "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.",
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        "2": "prepositional phrase"
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  "word": "met de hakken over de sloot"
}

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"met de hakken over de sloot" meaning in Dutch

Prepositional phrase