Als vliegen achter vliegen vliegen, vliegen vliegen vliegen achterna.

Meaning: The same noun/verb homograph trap as the German version — vliegen does triple duty.

Literally: When flies fly behind flies, flies fly after flies.

Origin: A Dutch parallel to the German Fliegen twister, equally merciless.

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De koetsier poetst de postkoets met postkoetspoets. Turns on the gap between the Dutch 'oe' and 'o', with a run of 'ts' and 'p' stops layered…
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Liesje leerde Lotje lopen langs de lange Lindelaan. Eight consecutive l-words, with the vowel behind the l changing every time.
De kat krabt de krullen van de trap. A 'kr' cluster drill — Dutch consonant pileups that beginners approach with dread.

Colorful expressions from dozens of languages, with their word-for-word translations.

een tandje bijsteken To intensify one's effort or increase the pace of activity; to move up a gear.
van lotje getikt To be crazy or eccentric; to be not quite sane.
buiten de boot vallen To be left out or excluded from a group or activity.

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