Idiom

Idiom
De streng niet te rap moeten aftrekken
Meaning
niet overhaast te werk gaan (streng = trekstreng van lastdier)
Dialect
Aalsters
ID
1606

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 171

Mostly acceptable

De the streng string niet not te too rap fast moeten must aftrekken off-pull

to not (have to) rush things (Lit.: to not have to pull off the string too fast)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Modality
Deontic
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable
A mag de streng ni te rap aftrekken.
Mostly not acceptable
A kaan de streng ni te rap aftrekken.
Mostly not acceptable
A wiltj de streng ni te rap aftrekken.
Mostly not acceptable
A zol de string ni te rap afgetrokken emmen.
Mostly not acceptable
Ge trok / a trok de streng ni te rap af.
Mostly not acceptable
Ik zal/goon de streng ni te rap aftrekken.
Mostly not acceptable
De streng moet'n zeiker ni te rap aftrekken!