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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The court noted in a statement Tuesday that Apple has an App Store designed specially for the Dutch market and offers users apps in Dutch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

This is a tried-and-tested process, as never in Dutch history has one party gained more than 50 percent of the vote.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 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

“It is not an easy choice,” they wrote in Dutch.

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 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