Re: Beating the Dutch
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, April 29, 2002, 13:06 |
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=?iso-8859-1?q?Jan=20van=20Steenbergen?= scripsit:
> Hmmm... Except for the "Dutch auction" I'm not so sure whether to take
> all these qualifications as a compliment ;)
Exactly.
> I always thought, that the expression "to go Dutch" means, that a restaurant
> bill is split up equally between the participants.
Yes; that is the same usage as "Dutch treat".
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