omhoogvallen
Dutch
Etymology
omhoog + vallen
Pronunciation
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Verb
omhoogvallen
- quickly make career without merit; lit. 'to fall upwards'.
- (Brabantian) "Wa komde tege in een hospitaal? Wa omhooggevalle idiote in 't wit, dazal!"
- 'Who do you encounter in hospital? Arrogant idiots in white, that's what!'