Iets voor zoete koek aannemen
Meaning: To swallow a story uncritically.
Language: Dutch
Literally: To accept something as sweet cake
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Sweet cake is taken eagerly and without question, like a tale believed far too readily.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- Met de gebakken peren zitten — To be stuck with the unpleasant aftermath.
- Nu är det kokta fläsket stekt — Now we're really in trouble.
- Czuć do kogoś miętę — To have a crush on someone.
- Być nie w sosie — To be in a bad mood.
- Å være midt i smørøyet — To be in the most fortunate spot imaginable.
- Být v rejži — To be in trouble.
More Dutch idioms
- De koe bij de horens vatten — To tackle a problem head-on.
- Een appeltje voor de dorst — Savings put by for hard times.
- Met de mond vol tanden staan — To be tongue-tied and lost for words.
- De dans ontspringen — To narrowly escape trouble.
- hoe de vork in de steel zit — to understand the real situation or hidden mechanics of something.
- over de brug komen — to hand over money or pay what is owed.
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