geen pap meer kunnen zeggen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to not be able to say porridge anymore”. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

geen pap meer kunnen zeggen (intransitive, idiomatic, informal)

  1. to be exhausted
    Gelukkig zijn we eindelijk thuis, ik kan echt geen pap meer zeggen. ― Fortunately we are home at last, I really am exhausted.
  2. to be totally full; to have eaten one's fill
    Na dat toetje kon ik geen pap meer zeggen. ― I was totally full after that dessert.

Conjugation

Conjugation of geen pap meer kunnen zeggen: see kunnen.
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