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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Dutch term or phrase: dicht op het huid zitten | Artikelen over dingen die mij dicht op het huid zitten (filosofie, carriere, ambitie)....
I was thinking along the lines of 'are close to my heart', but Van Dale gives 'hevig aansporen' for 'iemand dicht op het huid zitten' - I've seen examples of this meaning online.
Can it also have the meaning I came up with? Any thoughts anyone? |
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| | close to my heart | Explanation:
'close to my heart' was the first thing that sprang to mind. Articles on matters that are close to to my heart or optionally ....that I consider to be important.
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-05-10 12:57:19 GMT)
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oops! 'to to' my heart, should, of course, read 'to my heart' |
| Selected response from:
 Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
Local time: 07:28
| Grading comment Thanks for confirming my thoughts Siobhan and everyone else!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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18 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +5 close to my heart
Explanation:
'close to my heart' was the first thing that sprang to mind. Articles on matters that are close to to my heart or optionally ....that I consider to be important.
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-05-10 12:57:19 GMT)
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oops! 'to to' my heart, should, of course, read 'to my heart'
| | | Grading comment | Thanks for confirming my thoughts Siobhan and everyone else! |
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