van dik hout zaagt men planken
Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “one saws planks from thick wood”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑn ˈdɪk ˌɦɑu̯t ˈzaːxt mɛn ˈplɑŋ.kə(n)/
Proverb
van dik hout zaagt men planken
- Indicates that something is done crudely or imprecisely, or is unnuanced or coarse.