B1 Idiom Informal

van hot naar her rennen

to run from pillar to post

Practice it

Meaning

Being very busy and rushing around.

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Cultural Background

The Dutch value punctuality, so being 'van hot naar her' is often seen as a failure of time management.

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Use it with 'rennen'

It sounds most natural with 'rennen' or 'vliegen'.

Meaning

Being very busy and rushing around.

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Use it with 'rennen'

It sounds most natural with 'rennen' or 'vliegen'.

Test Yourself

Fill in the missing word.

Ik ren de hele dag van hot naar ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: her

The idiom is fixed as 'van hot naar her'.

🎉 Score: /1

Practice Bank

1 exercises
Fill in the missing word. Fill Blank A2

Ik ren de hele dag van hot naar ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: her

The idiom is fixed as 'van hot naar her'.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

No, it is too informal.

Related Phrases

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het druk hebben

synonym

to be busy

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