achter het net vissen
Dutch
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to fish behind the net”.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- (intransitive, idiomatic) to miss an opportunity, miss the boat, to be too late (literally: to fish behind the net)
- Synonym: naast het net vissen
Inflection
editConjugation of achter het net vissen: see vissen.