Idiom

Idiom
Een ei ophebben
Meaning
iemand die verlegen of beteuterd is
Dialect
Brugs
ID
2478

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 213

Mostly acceptable

Een a.INDF.F ei egg ophebben on-have

to be shy, crestfallen, to be afraid (Lit.: to have ?eaten an egg / to have an egg ?up one's ass)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Simple
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences