voeten in de aarde hebben

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to have feet in the soil”.

Verb

voeten in de aarde hebben

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be labor- and time-intensive; to take a lot of effort
    De overgang naar het nieuwe systeem had nogal wat voeten in de aarde. ― The transition to the new system took quite a lot of effort.

Conjugation

Conjugation of voeten in de aarde hebben: see hebben.
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