van de blauwe knoop zijn

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to be of the blue button”, a blue botton being a symbol of teetotalism.

Verb

van de blauwe knoop zijn

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, dated) to teetotal, to abstain from alcohol

Conjugation

Conjugation of van de blauwe knoop zijn: see zijn.
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