met de kippen op stok gaan

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to go to roost with the chickens”. After chickens' behaviour of roosting at twilight.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛt də ˈkɪpə(n) ɔp ˈstɔk ˈɣaːn/

Verb

met de kippen op stok gaan

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to go to bed with the sun, to go to bed with the chickens (to go to bed early)

Conjugation

Conjugation of met de kippen op stok gaan: see gaan.
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