Please if you are Dutch/Belgian please leave the "correct" answers for other people from other languages, so we can all have fun! The prize for the "funny" answer is bigger anyway. Bedankt!

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As a violinist or violist, it doesn't often happen that you aren't required for most of a concert. However, this time, I'm filling in at short notice, which meant I was able to skip the rehearsals and I'm only needed for one short piece near the end of the concert. Fine by me, I get paid the same and as a bonus, I get to try and catch up on writing for Steemit. Mostly trying to draft longer posts, but also keeping my ongoing weekly contests going! Or maybe if I play a game, I can make the claim that I'm a professional gamer?

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I'm learning Dutch. Everyone is familiar with idioms in their native language, but in an adopted language, they can quickly make you sound like an idiot! So, these are a few idioms in Dutch that I'm trying to learn, before I make an arse of myself!

Photos are my own, but the artwork is from a game called "Het Spreekwoorden Spel" that I was introduced to whilst studying Dutch!

To play this game, no Dutch is needed, I will give the literal translation in English.

Rules

1. Upvote if you want, it helps me out to get the prizes done. Resteem if you want, again exposure means that maybe I can continue to increase the prizes!
2. Have a go at trying to guess the meaning of each picture/idiom. You can enter BOTH a serious and a funny entry.
3. Do it for each three!
4. So to be clear: Each picture, a funny entry and a serious entry!
5. Winner is at post payout. For the first serious correct entry (of each picture) there is a prize of 0.1 SBD. For the funniest (determined by me!) entry (for each picture) there is a 0.25 SBD prize.
6. So, 6 prizes! You don't have to make an entry for each, but please make it clear so I know what is going on!
7. BONUS: if you make an entry (required) and resteem (not required) then you go into a random draw for an extra 0.1 SBD. Just write resteemed in your answers so I don't have to chase everyone down!

1

Ergens naar kunnen fluiten
Somewhere to which you can whistle

2

Als een kip zonder kop
Like a chicken with no head

3

Op hete kolen zitten
To sit on hot coals

Answers and winners from last week

Original Post

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De bui zien hangen
See the cloud hanging

Meaning: To know that problems are about to happen

Serious: @sparkesy43

Be a pessimist / expect the worst

Funny: @sinlg

Looks like I can wash my clothes just by standing under the rainy cloud

2

De broekriem aanhalen
The pant belt tightens

Meaning: To spend less (To tighten one's belt in English)

Serious: @sparkesy43

Reduce Spending

Funny: @izaid

You gained weight, don't blame the pant belt

3

De draad kwijt zijn
The wire is lost

Meaning: You don't know what is going on (Confused)

Serious: @plushzilla

not being able to follow the story from beginning to the end

Funny: @apanamamama

When you give your kid a permanent marker and turn your back for 10 seconds.

Bonus prize for resteem

@plushzilla (sent to @fibrefox)