Idiom

Idiom
Staan/zitten te poepgaaien
Meaning
dwaas en werkloos staan of zitten te kijken
Dialect
Brugs
ID
4217

Properties

Gloss and translation

id: 179

Mostly acceptable

Staan/zitten stand/sit te to poepgaaien poo-jay/hole.INF

to be loitering, to idle, to sit around doing nothing, to stand/sit there (foolishly) doing nothing (Lit.: to stand/sit poo-jaying)

Structure

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

Verbal properties

Aspect
Progressive
Tense
Present
Voice
Active

Sentences

Acceptability varies by speaker
Mostly not acceptable
Acceptability varies by speaker
Acceptability varies by speaker