{"id":4869,"date":"2017-01-30T12:52:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T12:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=4869"},"modified":"2019-10-16T19:51:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T19:51:51","slug":"spreekwoorden-en-uitdrukkingen-sayings-and-expressions-6-cats-dogs-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/spreekwoorden-en-uitdrukkingen-sayings-and-expressions-6-cats-dogs-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreekwoorden en Uitdrukkingen (Sayings and Expressions) 6 \u2013 Cats & Dogs II"},"content":{"rendered":"

As promised, here is the second part of Cats & Dogs\u00a0spreekwoorden en uitdrukkingen<\/em>. If you missed the first part, click here<\/a>.\u00a0So, again about Cats & Dogs! These two are both quite old, and widely known in the Netherlands – enjoy!<\/p>\n

For other sayings and expressions in this series, click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Als de kat van huis is dansen de muizen op tafel<\/b><\/p>\n

When the cat is away from home, the mice dance on the table<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

If nobody is supervising you (if there is no <\/span>toezicht <\/span><\/i>(supervision), you can do whatever you feel like. The <\/span>kat<\/span><\/i> is in the dominant role. The <\/span>muizen <\/span><\/i>fear the cat, because it hunts them. They have to adapt their behavior so they (quite literally) don\u2019t get caught. So the <\/span>kat<\/span><\/i> is for example an <\/span>ouder <\/span><\/i>(parent) or <\/span>baas <\/span><\/i>(boss). The <\/span>muizen<\/span><\/i> are those under control of the <\/span>kat <\/span><\/i>– <\/span>kinderen <\/span><\/i>(children), <\/span>werknemers <\/span><\/i>(employees), etcetera.<\/span><\/p>\n

Use<\/b><\/p>\n

You can use this <\/span>spreekwoord<\/span><\/i> when somebody does something without <\/span>toezicht<\/span><\/i>. This also applies when it is going behind somebody\u2019s back. <\/span>Example:<\/span><\/p>\n

Toen hun ouders een week op vakantie gingen, gaven David en Karel elke avond een feest. Als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

When their parents went on a holiday for a week, David and Karel threw a party every night. If the cat is away from home, the mice dance on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>De hond in de pot vinden<\/b><\/p>\n

To find the dog in the pot<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This old <\/span>uitdrukking<\/span><\/i> means that you are too late for something. In the sense of the expression, it means that you come <\/span>thuis <\/span><\/i>(home) and already find the <\/span>hond <\/span><\/i>(dog) licking out the leftovers of the <\/span>maaltijd<\/span><\/i> you missed from the <\/span>pot <\/span><\/i>(pot).<\/span><\/p>\n

Use<\/b><\/p>\n

You can use this <\/span>uitdrukking<\/span><\/i> anytime somebody is late for something and is missing out.\u00a0<\/span>Example:<\/p>\n

Floris komt een half uur te laat naar de bioscoop en mist het beste stuk. Hij vindt de hond in de pot!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Floris is half an hour late for the cinema and is missing the best part. He finds the dog in the pot!<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed the second part of Cats & Dogs <\/b>spreekwoorden en uitdrukkingen<\/i><\/b>! Do you have similar ones in your language? Or even the same ones? What do you think about the <\/b>spreekwoord <\/i><\/b>and the <\/b>uitdrukking<\/i><\/b> above? Let me know in the comments below!<\/b><\/p>\n

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As promised, here is the second part of Cats & Dogs\u00a0spreekwoorden en uitdrukkingen. If you missed the first part, click here.\u00a0So, again about Cats & Dogs! These two are both quite old, and widely known in the Netherlands – enjoy! For other sayings and expressions in this series, click here. Als de kat van huis…<\/p>\n

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