"voor wat hoort wat" meaning in Dutch

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, “for something there needs to be something [in exchange].” Head templates: {{head|nl|proverb}} voor wat hoort wat
  1. you don't get something for nothing
    Sense id: en-voor_wat_hoort_wat-nl-proverb--4L7q0qY Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch proverbs

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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