Helaas, pindakaas

Meaning: Too bad, nothing can be done about it.

Language: Dutch

Literally: Alas, peanut butter

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Dutch rhyming expression, pure nonsense for comic effect.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Σιγά τα λαχανικά — Big deal! (extreme sarcasm)
• Ayıkla pirincin taşını — Deal with it yourself; it's your mess.
• Armut piş, ağzıma düş — Wanting everything handed to you without effort.
• Avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre — To want to have it both ways.
• Faire la fine bouche — To be overly picky or hard to please.
• Tourner autour du pot — To beat around the bush.

More Dutch idioms

• Nu komt de aap uit de mouw — The truth is finally revealed.
• Met de deur in huis vallen — To get straight to the point without any preamble.
• Iets voor een appel en een ei kopen — To get something for next to nothing.
• De hond in de pot vinden — To arrive too late — the food, or the opportunity, is gone.
• Een appeltje met iemand te schillen hebben — To have a bone to pick with someone.
• Iets onder de knie hebben — To have mastered a skill.

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