bakzeil halen
Dutch
Etymology
The element bakzeil was borrowed from English back a sail.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑk.sɛi̯l ˈɦaː.lə(n)/
Verb
bakzeil halen
- (nautical) to back a sail
- (figuratively) to let one's demands fall, to compromise or to retreat
Inflection
Conjugation of bakzeil halen: see halen.