in de weer zijn
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From weer in the sense of "defense". The original sense of the expression would be "to struggle for something", in time broadening to a more general sense of "being busy with something".
Verb
[edit]- (idiomatic) to be busy, to work
- Ik ben al sinds 6 uur vanochtend in de weer. ― I've been busy since 6 AM.