Idiom

Idiom
de melk optrekken
Meaning
zijn belofte niet vervullen
Dialect
Deventers
ID
158

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 10

Mostly acceptable

de the.SG.NN melk milk optrekken up-haul

to not keep one's promise (Lit.: to haul up the milk)

Structure

Direct object type
Definite
General structure
V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences