op hol

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • op de hol (Archaic)
  • op den hol (obsolete)

Etymology

From op (“on”) + hol (“a run”) (related to hollen (“to run”)).

Prepositional phrase

op hol

  1. runaway, out of control, amok

Usage notes

  • Mainly used with the verb slaan.
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