beslagen ten ijs komen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “to come to [the] ice shod”; a horse required special horseshoes in order to be able to effectively traverse bodies of ice. May also be interpreted as a reference to iceskating.

Verb

beslagen ten ijs komen

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to come prepared, to be well-prepared
    Antonym: onbeslagen ten ijs komen

Conjugation

Conjugation of beslagen ten ijs komen: see komen.
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