achter het net vissen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to fish behind the net”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑxtər ət ˈnɛt ˌvɪsə(n)/
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Verb[edit]

achter het net vissen

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to miss an opportunity, miss the boat, to be too late (literally: to fish behind the net)
    Synonym: naast het net vissen

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of achter het net vissen: see vissen.
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