op tandvlees lopen

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op tandvlees lopen = running on empty

alternative phrases: loopt op tandvlees, lopen op tandvlees, etc.

  • mijn tandvlees is gezwollen = my gums are swollen
  • (figuurlijk) hij loopt op zijn tandvlees (uitgeput) = he's at the end of his tether
  • (straatarm) he's as poor as a church mouse
  • (figuurlijk) op zijn tandvlees haalde hij de finish = he reached the finish on his last legs
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