"op de kop tikken" meaning in Dutch

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to tap on the head”. Three explanations of its origin are given. The first is from hunting, where a trapped rabbit or other animal would get a knock on the head to finish it off (where “knocking on the head” would mean one is successful in their hunt and does not go home empty-handed). The second is from carpentry, where hitting a nail on the head means being successful, as one would be when acquiring something desired at a low price. The third explanation is that one would indicate what they wanted to buy by tapping the object in question, whereby the act of tapping the object would become synonymous with buying it. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to tap on the head}} “to tap on the head”, {{lit|to tap on the head}} Literally, “to tap on the head” Head templates: {{nl-verb}} op de kop tikken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|tikken}}
  1. (idiomatic) to buy something (at a favorable price) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-op_de_kop_tikken-nl-verb-aE1sQYi3 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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