Idiom

Idiom
zeuken met zien broodoogen
Meaning
met je ogen in je broekzak zoeken
Dialect
Deventers
ID
173

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 5

Mostly acceptable

zeuken search met with zien his broodoogen bread_eyes

to look for something carelessly, without real effort (Lit.: to search with his bready eyes)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable
met de broodoogen van Jan zeuken
Mostly not acceptable
met Jans broodoogen zeuken
Acceptability varies by speaker
Er werd deur hem met zien broodoogen ezocht.
Mostly acceptable
Hee zöch met zien broodoogen.
Mostly not acceptable
Ja, met zien broodoogen zöch hee altied!