zijn knopen tellen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to count his buttons”.

Verb

zijn knopen tellen

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to hesitate a while before coming to a decision
    Sommige beslissingen zijn zo groot dat het onvermijdelijk is om je knopen te tellen. ― Some decisions are so big that hesitating a while is inevitable.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zijn knopen tellen: see tellen.
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