doen alsof zijn neus bloedt
Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “to act as if one's nose is bleeding”, “to pretend that one's nose is bleeding”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dun ɑlsɔf zɛi̯(n) nøːs blut/
Verb
doen alsof zijn neus bloedt
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to feign ignorance, to pretend that one hasn't noticed
Inflection
Conjugation of doen alsof zijn neus bloedt: see doen.