een blauwtje lopen

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Early 18th century. From earlier een blauwe scheen lopen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ən blɑu̯tjə loːpə(n)/, [ən ˈblɑu̯.cə ˌloː.pə(n)], [ən ˈblɑu̯.cə ˌloʊ̯.pə(n)]
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Verb[edit]

een blauwtje lopen

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to have one's romantic advances rejected
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to receive a rejection

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of een blauwtje lopen: see lopen.
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