de kool en de geit sparen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to spare the cabbage and the goat”. From the wolf, goat and cabbage problem. Cf. the rare expression to have wolf full and wether whole.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /də ˈkoːl ɛn də ˈɣɛi̯t ˈspaː.rə(n)/

Verb

de kool en de geit sparen

(idiomatic) to compromise in order to keep all parties satisfied, to meet halfway

Inflection

Conjugation of de kool en de geit sparen: see sparen.

单词	de kool en de geit sparen
释义	de kool en de geit sparen Dutch Etymology Literally, “to spare the cabbage and the goat”. From the wolf, goat and cabbage problem. Cf. the rare expression to have wolf full and wether whole. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /də ˈkoːl ɛn də ˈɣɛi̯t ˈspaː.rə(n)/ Verb de kool en de geit sparen (idiomatic) to compromise in order to keep all parties satisfied, to meet halfway Inflection Conjugation of de kool en de geit sparen: see sparen.
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