de kool en de geit sparen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to spare the cabbage and the goat”. From the wolf, goat and cabbage problem. Cf. the rare expression to have wolf full and wether whole.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈkoːl ɛn də ˈɣɛi̯t ˈspaː.rə(n)/

Verb

de kool en de geit sparen

  1. (idiomatic) to compromise in order to keep all parties satisfied, to meet halfway

Inflection
Conjugation of de kool en de geit sparen: see sparen.
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