Example: Na het ongeluk kwam hij van de regen in de drup terecht.
Definition
"Van de regen in de drup terechtkomen" means going from a bad situation to an even worse one, as illustrated by the example phrase where someone experiences worsening circumstances after an accident.
The Dutch phrase "van de regen in de drup terechtkomen" literally translates to 'falling from the rain into the drop,' symbolizing moving from one trouble into another. It vividly describes worsening misfortune and has been used in Dutch for centuries to express escalating difficulties.
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"Van de regen in de drup terechtkomen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (C1) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used expressions.
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