weer om geen hond door te sturen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • weer om geen hond door te jagen

Etymology

Literally, “weather through which not to send any dog”. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋeːr ɔm ɣeːn ɦɔnt doːr tə styːrə(n)/

Noun

weer om geen hond door te sturen n (uncountable)

  1. extremely bad weather

Usage notes

Typically used as a predicate, this phrase generally takes either no article or an indefinite article. Use with a definite article is rather rare.

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