stront aan de knikker

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “shit on the marble (ball)”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɔnt aːn də ˈknɪkər/

Noun

stront aan de knikker m (uncountable)

  1. a problem, trouble; used to indicate that something is wrong.
    Er is stront aan de knikker.
    The shit has hit the fan. / We're in the shit.

Usage notes

Mostly used along with variants of er zijn. The noun phrase never takes an article, but it can take determiners such as geen.

Synonyms
  • iets aan de knikker
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