Met de mond vol tanden staan
Meaning: To be tongue-tied and lost for words.
Language: Dutch
Literally: To stand with your mouth full of teeth
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: A mouth so crowded with teeth that no words can get out pictures speechless embarrassment.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- Μασάω τα λόγια μου — To mumble and not speak plainly.
- नाक रगड़ना (nāk ragaṛnā) — To grovel and beg humbly.
- שבר את הראש (shavar et harosh) — To rack your brains over something.
- Olla pinna kireällä — To be on edge and short-tempered.
- Dělat dlouhý nos — To thumb your nose; to mock.
- Felkopik az álla — To go hungry and be left with nothing.
More Dutch idioms
- 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.
- in het water vallen — for a plan or undertaking to fail or fall through.
- uit de voeten maken — to flee or scram hastily.
- van de oude stempel — old-fashioned or adhering to outdated styles and ways of thinking.
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