over de kling jagen

Dutch

Verb

over de kling jagen

  1. (idiomatic, dated or jocular) to kill
    De kruisvaarders joegen moslims over de kling gedurende de val van Jerusalem. ― Crusaders killed Muslims during the fall of Jerusalem.
    De volgende die zonder kloppen binnenkomt, die zal wordt over de kling gejaagd! ― The next one who enters without knocking will be killed!
  2. (idiomatic) to tease, to rib, to chivvy, give someone a hard time
    Zijn klasgenoten joegen hem vaak over de kling. ― His classmates often gave him a hard time

Inflection
Conjugation of over de kling jagen: see jagen.
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