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in Dutch

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  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

Jetten succeeds Dick Schoof as prime minister who oversaw one of the shortest-lived governments in Dutch history.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

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

Frans Timmermans, a former vice-president of the European Commission, stepped down as head of his left-wing Green/Labour grouping after a disappointing result in Dutch elections on Wednesday.

From Barron's Oct. 29, 2025

During a European sojourn, he surprised a colloquium at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands by delivering a lecture in Dutch, which he had taught himself.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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