alle gekheid op een stokje

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “all craziness on a stick”, in reference to a jester's marotte. Compare Afrikaans alle grappies op 'n stokkie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑ.lə ˈɣɛk.ɦɛi̯t ɔp ən ˈstɔk.jə/, /ˌɑ.lə ˈɣɛ.kɛi̯t ɔp ən ˈstɔk.jə/

Phrase

alle gekheid op een stokje

  1. Indicates that one is prepared to stop joking and move over to serious matters: on a (more) serious note, all jokes aside, seriously, all kidding aside
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