een veer in de reet steken

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “to stick a feather into [someone's] arse/ass”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ən ˈveːr ɪn də ˈreːt ˈsteːkə(n)/

Verb

een veer in de reet steken

  1. (intransitive, with indirect object) to heap excessive, often sycophantic praise or honours on

Conjugation

Conjugation of een veer in de reet steken: see steken.
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