De teugels laten vieren
Example: Je moet soms de teugels laten vieren op het werk.
Definition
"De teugels laten vieren" is a Dutch expression meaning to relax control or loosen restrictions, often used in contexts like work or management where one reduces strictness or oversight to allow more freedom or flexibility.
Etymology
The phrase "de teugels laten vieren" comes from horseback riding, where 'teugels' means reins, and 'laten vieren' means to let them slacken. Originally, it referred to loosening the reins to give a horse more freedom, metaphorically extending to easing control in various situations.
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"De teugels laten vieren" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (C2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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