het hek is van de dam

Dutch

Etymology

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Phrase

het hek is van de dam

  1. (idiomatic) Said to indicate that the floodgates have been opened; that matters have been irrevocably set in motion or that a point of no return has been passed.
    Als politieke tegenstanders met schijnprocessen kaltgestellt kunnen worden is het hek pas echt van de dam. ― If political opponents can be eliminated through show trials we have truly passed the point of no return.
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