veel noten op zijn zang hebben
Meaning: To be demanding or to offer many critical comments.
Language: Dutch
Literally: to have many notes on one's song
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The phrase pictures a musical performance heavy with commentary or critique, as if someone keeps annotating a melody with objections.
More idioms — Daily Life
- 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.
- sätta till alla klutar — To make a maximum effort or remove all restraints in pursuit of something.
More Dutch idioms
- 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.
- uit de hand lopen — to become uncontrolled or chaotic.