Idiom

Idiom
zwaore vrachten op zien pokkel nemmen
Meaning
te veel hooi op de vork
Dialect
Deventers
ID
234

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 18

Mostly acceptable

zwaore heavy vrachten burden.PL op on zien his pokkel shoulder nemmen take

He's taking on a lot of responsibilities (Lit.: to take heavy burdens on one's shoulder.)

Structure

Direct object type
Bare
General structure
V DO PP

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Acceptability varies by speaker
Hee nemt zwaore vrachten op de pokkel.
Mostly not acceptable
Hee nemt zien zwaore vrachten op de pokkel.
Mostly not acceptable
zwaore vrachten op de pokkel van Jan nemmen
Mostly not acceptable
Hee nemt zien zwaore vrachten op zien pokkel.
Mostly not acceptable
zwaore vrachten op Jans pokkel nemmen