"om de hete brij heen draaien" meaning in Dutch

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to avoid the hot porridge”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to avoid the hot porridge}} “to avoid the hot porridge”, {{lit|to avoid the hot porridge}} Literally, “to avoid the hot porridge” Head templates: {{nl-verb}} om de hete brij heen draaien Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|draaien}}
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to avoid the elephant in the room; to shy away from addressing a major problem Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-om_de_hete_brij_heen_draaien-nl-verb-h4y~HUn2 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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