in de dop

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “in the shell”.

Prepositional phrase

in de dop

  1. in the making, budding
    • 2005 November 14, “'Op mijn derde wist ik al dat ik viool wilde spelen'”, in AD‎[1], Rotterdam:
      Toch was het de crème de la crème van jonge muzikanten die bijeen kwam in de Maasstad. Allemaal professionals in de dop.
      Yet it was the crème de la crème of young musicians coming together in the Maasstad. All professionals in the making.
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