Idiom

Idiom
In de handen spuwen/spiëken
Meaning
er zich aanzetten (aan het werk)
Dialect
Wambeeks
ID
1408

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 330

Mostly acceptable

In in de the.PL handen hand.PL spuwen/spiëken spit/spit

to start working (Lit.: to spit in one's hands)

Structure

General structure
V PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Acceptability varies by speaker
Mostly not acceptable