niet veel zaaks
Meaning: Unimpressive or mediocre; not worth much.
Language: Dutch
Literally: not much business
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Origin uncertain; likely uses 'business' or substance as a measure of worth, suggesting something lacking in value or content.
More idioms — Daily Life
- veel noten op zijn zang hebben — To be demanding or to offer many critical comments.
- stoom afblazen — (Already vivid in English).
- het heft in eigen handen nemen — To take control of a situation or seize the initiative.
- achter slot en grendel — imprisoned or confined.
- in de clinch liggen — To be in conflict or at odds with someone.
- ge järnet — Exert maximum effort; give one's all.
More Dutch idioms
- in de kiem smoren — To nip something in the bud; to stop a problem before it grows.
- voet bij stuk houden — To stand firm and refuse to give in to pressure or threats.
- bittere pil — something unpleasant or difficult that one must accept.
- op zijn bord krijgen — to be assigned a task or burden.
- met de kippen op stok gaan — to go to bed very early, at sunset.
- vuur met vuur bestrijden — to counter a harmful action using the same method or intensity.
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