op zijn bord krijgen
Meaning: to be assigned a task or burden.
Language: Dutch
Literally: to get on one's plate
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: The phrase pictures duties and responsibilities as food served onto a plate that one must consume.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- inte spotta i glaset — To willingly accept and consume alcohol when offered; to enjoy drinking.
- het på gröten — Overly eager or impatient, wanting something too urgently.
- få betalt för gammal ost — To be punished or retaliated against for a past wrong, to receive belated payback.
- lika som bär — Identical or nearly identical to each other in appearance or character.
- róg Amaltei — An abundant and inexhaustible source of wealth or plenty.
- biała trucizna — Refined sugar, especially when consumed in excess, likened to an addictive and harmful su…
More Dutch idioms
- 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.
- uit de hand lopen — to become uncontrolled or chaotic.
- achter slot en grendel — imprisoned or confined.
- tussen de oren — in one's mind or thoughts.
- in de clinch liggen — To be in conflict or at odds with someone.