{"id":45813,"date":"2020-07-02T13:38:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/?p=45813"},"modified":"2020-07-02T09:52:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T09:52:54","slug":"netherlandish-proverbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/02\/netherlandish-proverbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlandish Proverbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Netherlandish Proverbs (Dutch: Nederlandse Spreekwoorden; also called Flemish Proverbs, The Blue Cloak or The Topsy Turvy World) is a 1559 oil-on-oak-panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that depicts a scene in which humans and, to a lesser extent, animals and objects, offer literal illustrations of Dutch-language proverbs and idioms.<\/p>\n

Running themes in Bruegel’s paintings are the absurdity, wickedness and foolishness of humans, and this is no exception. The painting’s original title, The Blue Cloak or The Folly of the World, indicates that Bruegel’s intent was not just to illustrate proverbs, but rather to catalog human folly.<\/p>\n

Critics have praised the composition for its ordered portrayal and integrated scene. There are approximately 112 identifiable proverbs and idioms in the scene, although Bruegel may have included others which cannot be determined because of the language change. Some of those incorporated in the painting are still in popular use, for instance “Swimming against the tide”, “Banging one’s head against a brick wall” and “Armed to the teeth”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\t\t<\/th>\nProverb\/idiom<\/th>\nMeaning<\/th>\nImage\n\t\t<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
001<\/td>\nTo be able to tie even the devil to a pillow <\/td>\nObstinacy overcomes everything<\/td>\n\"NP-1.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
002<\/td>\nTo be a pillar-biter <\/td>\nTo be a religious hypocrite<\/td>\n\"NP-2.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
003<\/td>\nNever believe someone who carries fire in one hand and water in the other <\/td>\nTo be two-faced and to stir up trouble<\/td>\n\"NP-3.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
004<\/td>\nTo bang one’s head against a brick wall <\/td>\nTo try to achieve the impossible<\/td>\n\"NP-6.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
005<\/td>\nOne foot shod, the other bare<\/td>\nBalance is paramount<\/td>\n\"NP-68.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
006<\/td>\nThe sow pulls the bung <\/td>\nNegligence will be rewarded with disaster<\/td>\n\"NP-4.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
007<\/td>\nTo bell\tthe cat <\/td>\nTo carry out a dangerous or impractical plan<\/td>\n\"NP-5.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
008<\/td>\nTo be armed to the teeth <\/td>\nTo be heavily armed<\/td>\n\"NP-5.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
009<\/td>\nTo put your armor on <\/td>\nTo be angry<\/td>\n\"NP-5.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
010<\/td>\nOne shears sheep, the other shears pigs <\/td>\nOne has all the advantages, the other none<\/td>\n\"NP-7.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
011<\/td>\nShear them but do not skin them <\/td>\nDo not press your advantage too far<\/td>\n\"NP-18.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
012<\/td>\nThe herring does not fry here <\/td>\nIt’s not going according to plan<\/td>\n\"NP-15.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
013<\/td>\nTo fry the whole herring for the sake of the roe <\/td>\nTo do too much to achieve a little<\/td>\n\"NP-15.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
014<\/td>\nTo get the lid on the head <\/td>\nTo end up taking responsibility<\/td>\n\"NP-16.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
015<\/td>\nThe herring hangs by its own gills <\/td>\nYou must accept responsibility for your own actions<\/td>\n\"NP-17.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
016<\/td>\nThere is more in it than an empty herring <\/td>\nThere is more to it than meets the eye<\/td>\n\"NP-17.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
017<\/td>\nWhat can smoke do to iron? <\/td>\nThere is no point in trying to change the unchangeable<\/td>\n\"NP-92.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
018<\/td>\nTo find the dog in the pot <\/td>\nTo arrive too late for dinner and find all the food has been eaten<\/td>\n\"NP-109.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
019<\/td>\nTo sit between two stools in the ashes <\/td>\nTo be indecisive<\/td>\n\"NP-11.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
020<\/td>\nTo be a hen feeler <\/td>\nTo be very miserly (feeling whether the hen is about to lay an egg before slaughtering it)<\/td>\n\"NP-8.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
021<\/td>\nThe scissors hang out there <\/td>\nThey are liable to cheat you there<\/td>\n\"NP-10.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
022<\/td>\nTo always gnaw on a single bone <\/td>\nTo continually talk about the same subject<\/td>\n\"NP-9.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
023<\/td>\nIt depends on the fall of the cards <\/td>\nIt is up to chance<\/td>\n\"NP-13.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
024<\/td>\nThe world is turned upside down <\/td>\nEverything is the opposite of what it should be<\/td>\n\"NP-14.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
025<\/td>\nLeave at least one egg in the nest <\/td>\nAlways have something in reserve<\/td>\n\"NP-12.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
026<\/td>\nTo crap on the world <\/td>\nTo despise everything<\/td>\n\"NP-19.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
027<\/td>\nTo lead each other by the nose <\/td>\nTo fool each other<\/td>\n\"NP-21.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
028<\/td>\nThe die is cast <\/td>\nThe decision is made<\/td>\n\"NP-90.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
029<\/td>\nFools get the best cards <\/td>\nLuck can overcome intelligence<\/td>\n\"NP-20.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
030<\/td>\nTo look through one’s fingers <\/td>\nTo turn a blind eye<\/td>\n\"NP-22.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
031<\/td>\nThere hangs the knife <\/td>\nTo issue a challenge<\/td>\n\"NP-23.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
032<\/td>\nThere stand the wooden shoes <\/td>\nTo wait in vain<\/td>\n\"NP-24.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
033<\/td>\nTo stick out the broom <\/td>\nTo have fun while the master is away<\/td>\n\"NP-25.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
034<\/td>\nTo marry under the broomstick <\/td>\nTo live together without marrying<\/td>\n\"NP-26.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
035<\/td>\nTo have the roof tiled with tarts <\/td>\nTo be very wealthy<\/td>\n\"NP-27.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
036<\/td>\nTo have a hole in one’s roof <\/td>\nTo be unintelligent<\/td>\n\"NP-104.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
037<\/td>\nAn old roof needs a lot of patching up <\/td>\nOld things need more maintenance<\/td>\n\"NP-105.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
038<\/td>\nThe roof has laths<\/td>\nThere could be eavesdroppers (The walls have ears<\/i>)<\/td>\n\"NP-103.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
039<\/td>\nTo have toothache behind the ears<\/td>\nTo be a malingerer<\/td>\n\"NP-29.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
040<\/td>\nTo be pissing against the moon<\/td>\nTo waste one’s time on a futile endeavour<\/td>\n\"NP-32.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
041<\/td>\nHere hangs the pot<\/td>\nIt is the opposite of what it should be<\/td>\n\"NP-106.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
042<\/td>\nTo shoot a second bolt to find the first<\/td>\nTo repeat a foolish action<\/td>\n\"NP-28.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
043<\/td>\nTo shave the fool without lather<\/td>\nTo trick somebody<\/td>\n\"NP-30.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
044<\/td>\nTwo fools under one hood<\/td>\nStupidity loves company<\/td>\n\"NP-34.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
045<\/td>\nIt grows out of the window<\/td>\nIt cannot be concealed<\/td>\n\"NP-33.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
046<\/td>\nTo play on the pillory<\/td>\nTo attract attention to one’s shameful acts<\/td>\n\"NP-31.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
047<\/td>\nWhen the gate is open the pigs will run into the corn<\/td>\nDisaster ensues from carelessness<\/td>\n\"NP-40.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
048<\/td>\nWhen the corn decreases the pig increases<\/td>\nIf one person gains then another must lose<\/td>\n\"NP-40.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
049<\/td>\nTo run like one’s backside is on fire<\/td>\nTo be in great distress<\/td>\n\"NP-94.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
050<\/td>\nHe who eats fire, craps sparks<\/td>\nDo not be surprised at the outcome if you attempt a dangerous venture<\/td>\n\"NP-94.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
051<\/td>\nTo hang one’s cloak according to the wind<\/td>\nTo adapt one’s viewpoint to the current opinion<\/td>\n\"NP-39.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
052<\/td>\nTo toss feathers in the wind <\/td>\nTo work fruitlessly<\/td>\n\"NP-42.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
053<\/td>\nTo gaze at the stork<\/td>\nTo waste one’s time<\/td>\n\"NP-38.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
054<\/td>\nTo try to kill two flies with one stroke<\/td>\nTo be efficient (equivalent to today’s To kill two birds with one stone)<\/td>\n\"NP-43.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
055<\/td>\nTo fall from the ox onto the rear end of an ass<\/td>\nTo fall on hard times<\/td>\n\"NP-35.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
056<\/td>\nTo kiss the ring of the door <\/td>\nTo be obsequious<\/td>\n\"NP-37.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
057<\/td>\nTo wipe one’s backside on the door <\/td>\nTo treat something lightly<\/td>\n\"NP-36.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
058<\/td>\nTo go around shouldering a burden <\/td>\nTo imagine that things are worse than they are<\/td>\n\"NP-36.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
059<\/td>\nOne beggar pities the other standing in front of the door<\/td>\nBeing afraid for competition<\/td>\n\"NP-91.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
060<\/td>\nTo fish behind the net <\/td>\nTo miss an opportunity<\/td>\n\"NP-47.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
061<\/td>\nSharks eat smaller fish <\/td>\nAnything people say will be put in perspective according to their level of importance<\/td>\n\"NP-48.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
062<\/td>\nTo be unable to see the sun shine on the water<\/td>\nTo be jealous of another’s success<\/td>\n\"NP-60.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
063<\/td>\nIt hangs like a privy over a ditch <\/td>\nIt is obvious<\/td>\n\"NP-112.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
064<\/td>\nAnybody can see through an oak plank if there is a hole in it <\/td>\nThere is no point in stating the obvious<\/td>\n\"NP-45.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
065<\/td>\nThey both crap through the same hole <\/td>\nThey are inseparable comrades<\/td>\n\"NP-46.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
066<\/td>\nTo throw one’s money into the water<\/td>\nTo waste one’s money<\/td>\n\"NP-61.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
067<\/td>\nA wall with cracks will soon collapse<\/td>\nAnything poorly managed will soon fail<\/td>\n\"NP-93.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
068<\/td>\nTo not care whose house is on fire as long as one can warm oneself at the blaze<\/td>\nTo take every opportunity regardless of the consequences to others<\/td>\n\"NP-44.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
069<\/td>\nTo drag the block<\/td>\nTo be deceived by a lover or to work at a pointless task<\/td>\n\"NP-50.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
070<\/td>\nFear makes the old woman trot<\/td>\nAn unexpected event can reveal unknown qualities<\/td>\n\"NP-49.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
071<\/td>\nHorse droppings are not figs <\/td>\nDo not be fooled by appearances<\/td>\n\"NP-53.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
072<\/td>\nIf the blind lead the blind both will fall in the ditch<\/td>\nThere is no point in being guided by others who are equally ignorant<\/td>\n\"NP-51.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
073<\/td>\nThe journey is not yet over when one can discern the church and steeple <\/td>\nDo not give up until the task is fully complete<\/td>\n\"NP-52.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
074<\/td>\nEverything, however finely spun, finally comes to the sun<\/td>\nNothing can be hidden forever<\/td>\n\"NP-111.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
075<\/td>\nTo keep one’s eye on the sail<\/td>\nTo stay alert, be wary<\/td>\n\"NP-54.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
076<\/td>\nTo crap on the gallows<\/td>\nTo be undeterred by any penalty<\/td>\n\"NP-55.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
077<\/td>\nWhere the carcass is, there fly the crows<\/td>\nIf there’s something to be gained, everyone hurries in front<\/td>\n\"NP-113.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
078<\/td>\nIt is easy to sail before the wind<\/td>\nIf conditions are favourable it is not difficult to achieve one’s goal<\/td>\n\"NP-54.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
079<\/td>\nWho knows why geese go barefoot?<\/td>\nThere is a reason for everything, though it may not be obvious<\/td>\n\"NP-56.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
080<\/td>\nIf I am not meant to be their keeper, I will let geese be geese<\/td>\nDo not interfere in matters that are not your concern<\/td>\n\"NP-56.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
081<\/td>\nTo see bears dancing<\/td>\nTo be starving<\/td>\n\"NP-57.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
082<\/td>\nWild bears prefer each other’s company<\/td>\nPeers get along better with each other than with outsiders<\/td>\n\"NP-57.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
083<\/td>\nTo throw one’s cowl over the fence<\/td>\nTo discard something without knowing whether it will be required later<\/td>\n\"NP-66.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
084<\/td>\nIt is ill to swim against the current<\/td>\nIt is difficult to oppose the general opinion<\/td>\n\"NP-65.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
085<\/td>\nThe pitcher goes to the water until it finally breaks<\/td>\nEverything has its limitations<\/td>\n\"NP-95.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/100px-NP-95.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
086<\/td>\nThe broadest straps are cut from someone else’s leather <\/td>\nOne is quick to another’s money.<\/td>\n\"NP-67.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
087<\/td>\nTo hold an eel by the tail<\/td>\nTo undertake a difficult task (Compare: “Catch a tiger by the tail”)<\/td>\n\"NP-62.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
088<\/td>\nTo fall through the basket<\/td>\nTo have your deception uncovered<\/td>\n\"NP-59.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
089<\/td>\nTo be suspended between heaven and earth<\/td>\nTo be in an awkward situation<\/td>\n\"NP-59.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
090<\/td>\nTo keep the hen’s egg and let the goose’s egg go<\/td>\nTo make a bad decision<\/td>\n\"NP-63.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
091<\/td>\nTo yawn against the oven<\/td>\nTo attempt more than one can manage<\/td>\n\"NP-64.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
092<\/td>\nTo be barely able to reach from one loaf to another<\/td>\nTo have difficulty living within budget<\/td>\n\"NP-69.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
093<\/td>\nA hoe without a handle<\/td>\nProbably something useless<\/td>\n\"NP-96.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
094<\/td>\nTo look for the hatchet<\/td>\nTo try to find an excuse<\/td>\n\"NP-71.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
095<\/td>\nHere he is with his lantern<\/td>\nTo finally have an opportunity to show a talent<\/td>\n\"NP-71.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
096<\/td>\nA hatchet with a handle<\/td>\nProbably signifies “the whole thing”<\/td>\n\"NP-97.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
097<\/td>\nHe who has spilt his porridge cannot scrape it all up again<\/td>\nOnce something is done it cannot be undone (Compare: “Don’t cry over spilt milk”)<\/td>\n\"NP-70.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
098<\/td>\nTo put a spoke through someone’s wheel<\/td>\nTo put up an obstacle, to destroy someone’s plans<\/td>\n\"NP-73.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
099<\/td>\nLove is on the side where the money bag hangs<\/td>\nLove can be bought<\/td>\n\"NP-107.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/td>\nTo pull to get the longest end<\/td>\nTo attempt to get the advantage<\/td>\n\"NP-74.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
101<\/td>\nTo stand in one’s own light<\/td>\nTo behave contrarily to one’s own happiness or advantage<\/td>\n\"NP-72.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
102<\/td>\nNo one looks for others in the oven who has not been in there himself<\/td>\nTo imagine wickedness in others is a sign of wickedness in oneself<\/td>\n\"NP-72.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
103<\/td>\nTo have the world spinning on one’s thumb<\/td>\nTo have every advantage (Compare: “To have the world in the palm of your hand”)<\/td>\n\"NP-85.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
104<\/td>\nTo tie a flaxen beard to the face of Christ<\/td>\nTo hide deceit under a veneer of Christian piety<\/td>\n\"NP-58.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
105<\/td>\nTo have to stoop to get on in the world<\/td>\nTo succeed one must be willing to make sacrifices<\/td>\n\"NP-84.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
106<\/td>\nTo cast roses before swine<\/td>\nTo waste effort on the unworthy<\/td>\n\"NP-79.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
107<\/td>\nTo fill the well after the calf has already drowned<\/td>\nTo take action only after a disaster (Compare: “Shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted”)<\/td>\n\"NP-75.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
108<\/td>\nTo be as gentle as a lamb<\/td>\nSomeone who is exceptionally calm or gentle<\/td>\n\"NP-101.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
109<\/td>\nShe puts the blue cloak on her husband<\/td>\nShe deceives him<\/td>\n\"NP-76.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110<\/td>\nWatch out that a black dog does not come in between<\/td>\nMind that things don’t go wrong<\/td>\n\"NP-110.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
111<\/td>\nOne winds on the distaff what the other spins<\/td>\nBoth spread gossip<\/td>\n\"NP-77.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
112<\/td>\nTo carry the day out in baskets<\/td>\nTo waste one’s time (Compare: “to carry coals to Newcastle” and “to sell sand in the desert”)<\/td>\n\"NP-78.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
113<\/td>\nTo hold a candle to the Devil<\/td>\nTo flatter and make friends indiscriminately<\/td>\n\"NP-80.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
114<\/td>\nTo confess to the Devil<\/td>\nTo reveal secrets to one’s enemy<\/td>\n\"NP-81.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
115<\/td>\nThe pig is stabbed through the belly<\/td>\nA foregone conclusion or what is done can not be undone<\/td>\n\"NP-83.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
116<\/td>\nTwo dogs over one bone seldom agree<\/td>\nTo argue over a single point<\/td>\n\"NP-82.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
117<\/td>\nWhen two dogs fight out who gets the bone,the third one steals it<\/td>\nSelf-explanatory<\/td>\n\"NP-82.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
118<\/td>\nTo be a skimming ladle<\/td>\nTo be a parasite or sponger<\/td>\n\"NP-102.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
119<\/td>\nWhat is the good of a beautiful plate when there is nothing on it?<\/td>\nBeauty does not make up for substance<\/td>\n\"NP-99.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
120<\/td>\nThe Fox and the Crane (or Stork) dine together<\/td>\nIf you trick someone they might get back at you<\/td>\n\"NP-87.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
121<\/td>\nTo blow in the ear<\/td>\nTo spread gossip<\/td>\n\"NP-114.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
122<\/td>\nChalk up a debt<\/td>\nTo owe someone a favour<\/td>\n\"NP-100.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
123<\/td>\nThe meat on the spit must be basted<\/td>\nCertain things need constant attention<\/td>\n\"NP-116.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
124<\/td>\nThere is no turning the spit with him<\/td>\nHe is uncooperative<\/td>\n\"NP-115.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
125<\/td>\nTo sit on hot coals<\/td>\nTo be impatient<\/td>\n\"NP-88.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
126<\/td>\nTo catch fish without a net<\/td>\nTo profit from the work of others<\/td>\n\"NP-117.jpg\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Netherlandish Proverbs (Dutch: Nederlandse Spreekwoorden; also called Flemish Proverbs, The Blue Cloak or The Topsy Turvy World) is a 1559 oil-on-oak-panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that depicts a scene in which humans and, to a lesser extent, animals and objects, offer literal illustrations of Dutch-language proverbs and idioms. Running themes in Bruegel’s paintings…<\/p>\n

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