koekje van eigen deeg

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, a cookie of one's own dough, the intended meaning being obtaining something of one's own making.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuk.jə vɑn ˈɛi̯.ɣə(n) deːx/

Noun

koekje van eigen deeg n (plural koekjes van eigen deeg)

  1. (idiomatic) a taste of one's own medicine