in de luren leggen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to lay (someone) in the nappies/diapers”, i.e. to treat someone like a baby.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn də ˈlyː.rə(n) ˈlɛ.ɣə(n)/

Verb

in de luren leggen

  1. (transitive) to fool, to play a prank on, to trick
    • 2025 June 21, Sheila Sitalsing, “Het politieke midden moet zich verbinden, klinkt het nu bij dezelfde club die de pleur-op-campagne bedacht”, in Volkskrant‎[1], archived from the original on 21 June 2025:
      Die tussen mensen die zich in de luren laten leggen door de praatjes van een strategiebureau, en mensen die hartstochtelijk politieke strijd willen voeren tegen zo veel nihilisme.
      The [contrast between] people who let themselves be fooled by the smooth-talking of some consultancy and people who want to passionately engage in the political fight against all that nihilism.

Conjugation

Conjugation of in de luren leggen: see leggen.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.