Idiom

Idiom: Er steekt/zit geen avance in iemand
Meaning: Niet vooruitkomen met het werk
Dialect: Leuvens
ID: 4950

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

Er there steekt/zit inserts/sits geen no avance advance in in iemand someone

to not make progress in a job (Lit.: there is no advance in someone)

Animacy of the open position: Animate
General structure: V Subj PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Open position: PP
Aspect: Simple
Tense: Present
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly not acceptable

Er wordt/is geen avance in hem gestoken.

Mostly acceptable

Er stak geen avance in hem.