uit zijn plaat gaan
Meaning: To lose control of oneself or go crazy.
Language: Dutch
Literally: to go out of one's plate
Category: The Absurd
Origin: Origin uncertain; possibly the image of something flying off a plate in wild movement, or of leaving one's proper place.
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- Helaas, pindakaas — Too bad, nothing can be done about it.
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- Een appeltje met iemand te schillen hebben — To have a bone to pick with someone.
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