Op het punt staan
Example: Ik sta op het punt te vertrekken naar school.
Definition
"Op het punt staan" is a Dutch expression meaning to be about to do something imminently. For example, in the phrase "Ik sta op het punt te vertrekken naar school," it indicates the speaker is just about to leave for school very soon.
Etymology
The phrase "op het punt staan" literally translates to "to stand on the point" in Dutch. It originates from the idea of being positioned exactly at the critical moment or place before an action begins, much like standing at the edge or tip of something, ready to move forward.
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"Op het punt staan" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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