zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • de lier aan de wilgen hangen

Etymology

From Psalm 137.2, literally “to hang one's lyre on the willows”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɛi̯n ˈliːr aːn də ˈʋɪl.ɣə(n) ˈɦɑ.ŋə(n)/

Verb

zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to quit doing an activity, to retire

Usage notes
  • The possessive determiner zijn typically refers to the subject and is changed as needed to match the referent.
  • The expression is snowcloned very frequently.

Inflection
Conjugation of zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen: see hangen.
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