de brui geven
Dutch
Etymology
From brui (“stuff, junk”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈbrœy̯ ɣeː.və(n)/
Verb
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to stop doing [+ aan (object)] [+ van (object)]
- Synonyms: de handdoek in de ring werpen, de pijp aan Maarten geven, het voor gezien houden, het bijltje erbij neerleggen
- Ik geef er de brui aan!
- I'm calling it quits!
Usage notes
This expression always requires a preposition: this is usually aan in current usage, although van is still occasionally used. When the preposition takes er as a complement, the meaning becomes to call it quits.
Inflection
Conjugation of de brui geven: see geven.
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