met twee vingers in de neus

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • met de vingers in de neus

Etymology

Literally, “with two fingers in the nose”. Calque of French les doigts dans le nez.

Prepositional phrase

met twee vingers in de neus

  1. (idiomatic) with ease

Usage notes

  • Sometimes a possessive pronoun is used instead of de; e.g. met twee vingers in zijn neus.
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