met de kippen op stok gaan

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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)

Inflection[edit]

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