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English translation: scream and shout (you can ... as much as you like)

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Dutch term or phrase:	toeten en blazen (je moogt zoveel ... als je wilt)
English translation:	scream and shout (you can ... as much as you like)
Entered by:	xxxjarry

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17:56 Jun 26, 2006

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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

Dutch term or phrase: toeten en blazen

Original sentence: Je moogt zoveel toeten en blazen als je wilt, ze gaan dat doen en jij en je advocaten kunnen daar niets aan doen.

Context: two people are fighting.

I need an elegant translation into English. Thank you.

Davorka Grgic KudoZ activity Questions: 217 (3 open) (4 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 3153
Local time: 06:30

you can scream and shout as much as you like ...

Explanation:
...

Selected response from:

xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 06:30

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

huff and puff

Dave Calderhead

3 +3

you can scream and shout as much as you like ...

xxxjarry

making a fuss

DutchConnection

Answers

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

you can scream and shout as much as you like ...

Explanation:
...

xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 06:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you.

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

huff and puff

Explanation:
or make as much fuss as you like

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 06:30
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

15 hrs confidence:

making a fuss

Explanation:
Trying to answer the 'elegant' edict ;-)
Alternatively, without any colour - 'complain'.

Example sentence(s):

No matter how big a fuss you make...
No matter how much you complain...

DutchConnection
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of:

English,

Dutch

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