handen boven het hoofd houden

English translation: h: you can't protect them any longer

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Flemish term or phrase:handen boven het hoofd houden
English translation:h: you can't protect them any longer
Entered by: Evert DELOOF-SYS

18:20 Jul 23, 2004
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
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Flemish term or phrase: handen boven het hoofd houden
Je kan niet blijven de handen boven het hoofd houden van renners en hun entourage als die niet even stilstaan bij zichzelf of zoals ik het graag uitdruk ; “in-de-spiegel-kijken”

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What can't you keep doing if the racers and their entourage won't stop to take a good look at themselves?
Maria Danielson
United States
Local time: 10:35
you can't protect them any longer
Explanation:
If they don't have a good look at themselves and misbehave, you can't keep on protecting them.
That's it.
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 15:35
Grading comment
Oh, sorry for leaving this question open so long! Thanks.
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5 +1you can't protect them any longer
Evert DELOOF-SYS


  

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you can't protect them any longer


Explanation:
If they don't have a good look at themselves and misbehave, you can't keep on protecting them.
That's it.


Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 15:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Oh, sorry for leaving this question open so long! Thanks.

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agree  writeaway: or keep on backing them up. //misbehave? :-)
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