Idiom

Idiom: op zien achterste pooten/hakken goan stoan
Meaning: zeer boos worden
Dialect: Gronings
ID: 608

Properties

Gloss and translation

Mostly acceptable

op on zien his achterste hindmost pooten/hakken legs/heels goan go stoan stand

to rise up in arms, get very cross (Lit.: to go stand on one's hind legs)

Alienability of possession: Inalienable
How is possession expressed?: Possessive pronoun
General structure: V PP
Is the DO modified (by an adjective)?: No
Aspect: Simple
Tense: Future
Voice: Active

Sentences

Mostly acceptable

Hai zel op zien achterste pooten stoan.

Mostly not acceptable

Er goat deur hom op zien achterste pooten stoan worden

Acceptability varies by speaker

Denk je dat hai op zien achterste pooten goat stoan? Ja, op zien achterste pooten goat hai aaltied stoan!