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Robin Day B.Sc. M.Sc. B.Ed. - 2004-05-11
In response to Re: Idioms.. give me help (Wilma)

Wilma I would not call it a racial idiom, more directed at nationality. Lily will be happy I found Dutch Bargain or Wet Bargain meaning a deal made over drinks as the Dutch were known as steady drinkers.
Dutch tack I did not find but am wondering about the word tack
It could be horse tack, the tack of sailing or a metal tack or nail.

For more Dutch idiom see:
http://homepages.cwi.nl/~sjoerd/dutch.html
A Dutch Auction goes in reverse from high to lower prices till sold.

By the way, this site says Pennsylvania Dutch are really Deutsch or German.

Messages In This Thread
Idioms.. give me help -- Lily -- 2004-05-09
Re: Idioms.. give me help -- Lily -- 2004-05-11
Re: Idioms.. give me help -- Wilma -- 2004-05-09
Re: Idioms.. give me help -- Robin -- 2004-05-10
Re: Idioms.. give me help -- Wilma -- 2004-05-10
Re: Idioms.. give me help -- Robin Day B.Sc. M.Sc. B.Ed. -- 2004-05-11
Re: Idioms.. give me help -- Robin -- 2004-05-09
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