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In Italy there is specific phrase to describe sharing a bill in equal parts that is pagare alla romana ('to pay as the Romans [do]', 'to pay Roman-style') but there is not an equivalent to "going dutch" since it is very uncommon. [2] In Greece, the practice is colloquially called refené. In Catalonia "going Dutch" is the rule among Catalans.
There are a number of phrases that refer to Dutch people, or originate from the Netherlands. List ... "Dutch courage, going Dutch, double Dutch: ...
This is an incomplete list of Dutch expressions used in English; some are relatively common (e.g. cookie), some are comparatively rare.In a survey by Joseph M. Williams in Origins of the English Language it is estimated that about 1% of English words are of Dutch origin.
Thus it originates in the use of "Dutch" meaning "spurious": Dutch Book, Dutch Courage . . . . Jackaroodave 18:58, 16 June 2007 (UTC) The whole article seems nonsense to me. The origin lies in the 17th century England and Holland were rivals. They fought wars in 1652-54, 1665-67 and 1672-74 and the Dutch were kicking England's ass.
Dutch uncle is an informal term for a person who issues frank, harsh or severe comments and criticism to educate, encourage or admonish someone. Thus, a "Dutch uncle" is the reverse of what is normally thought of as avuncular or uncle-like (indulgent and permissive).
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Denis Leary stars as a hard-nosed military man saddled with a ragtag bunch of lazy soldiers in Fox’s Going Dutch — but did the new comedy earn a salute from you? Thursday’s premiere ...
Gin is a Dutch invention, and was first distilled in Holland in the 16th century. The flavouring in gin comes from juniper berries. The Dutch word for 'juniper' is 'jenever', which got Anglicised to 'ginever' and then finally to 'gin'. [11] Gin would go on to become popular in Britain thanks to King William III of England (William of Orange, r.