Idiom

Idiom
Den heif opgeiten hemmen
Meaning
onterecht de zondebok zijn, het verkorven hebben, de schuld krijgen (verklaring: als de heef (=zuurdesem) opgegeten is, kan men geen brood bakken)
Dialect
Aalsters
ID
1602

Properties

Gloss and translation

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Den the.SG.M heif sourdough opgeiten up-eat.PTCP hemmen have

to get the blame, to be the scapegoat, to no longer be in good graces (Lit.: to have eaten up the sourdough)

Structure

Direct object type
Definite
General structure
V DO
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?
No
Is the verb either "zijn" or "hebben"?
Hebben

Verbal properties

Aspect
Perfect
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

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