Friday, June 28, 2019

Dutch

A butterfly dutchman

Dutch treat — everyone pays one’s own way

In Dutch — in trouble with someone

Dutch uncle — a friend giving firm but benevolent advice

Double Dutch — jumping rope with two long ropes going in opposite directions

“Durch” — Ronald Reagan

Dutch widow — a prostitute

Dutch oven — a heavy cooking pot often used for braising meat

Dutch door — a door which can be opened at the top and not the bottom

Dutch wife — a pillow or booster used to keep warm or cool with

“It’s Dutch to me” — “I don’t understand”

Dutchman — a wooden insert to cover a flaw in a exposed board

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