in Dutch

Idioms  

1. In trouble or disfavor, as in If I don't finish on time I'll really be in Dutch. This expression may allude to the stern reprimands of a Dutch uncle. [Slang; c. 1850]

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Half a lifetime ago, Hunt was a die-hard Chicago Bears fan working in residence with an improv group at a small, aging theater in Amsterdam when he got swept up in Dutch soccer culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

AFP fed the tools multiple human-written samples -- in Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, and English.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Western Nexperia officials also contended in Dutch court that Wingtech’s Zhang was mismanaging the company and had conflicts of interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

Still only in his second season in Dutch football, signing Gaaei will very much be a project signing for Liverpool but one that could well pay off in the long run.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2025

And yet here she sits at the table, in labor, with her husband and mother and sister-in-law, writing to Vincent on a piece of cream-colored paper, in Dutch, with black ink.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman