op hol

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

op de hol (Archaic)
op den hol (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From op (“on”) + hol (“a run”) (related to hollen (“to run”)).

Prepositional phrase[edit]

op hol

runaway, out of control, amok

Usage notes[edit]

Mainly used with the verb slaan.

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