roet in het eten gooien

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to throw soot in the food”.

Verb

roet in het eten gooien

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to ruin a plan, event, or situation
    • 2020 March 15, Lieven Trio, “Corona gooit roet in het eten op Vlaamse filmsets”, in De Morgen‎[1]:
      Corona gooit roet in het eten op Vlaamse filmsets
      Corona throws a spanner in the works on Flemish film sets

Conjugation

Conjugation of roet in het eten gooien: see gooien.
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