op je kop laten zitten

Dutch to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

Een harde wereld, waarin je niet op je kop mag laten zitten en met je ellebogen vooruit moet.

From an article about educating children.

Proposed translations (English)

3 +6

Margreet Logmans (X)

21 mins

Margreet Logmans (X)

Netherlands

Native in Dutch

Works in field

Selected

be bullied

stand up for yourself, do not let others walk all over you, etc.

Peer comment(s):

agree	Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly : I finally found 'laat het niet toe dat ze je pesten'. I think that 'stand up for yourself' would fit in nicely here. 3 mins
	Thank you
agree	Ghislaine van der Burgt : 'stand up for yourself ' is het meest passend 9 mins
	Thank you
agree	Dennis Seine : met Siobhan en Ghislaine 1 hr
	Dank!
agree	Kobe Vander Beken : of don't let o.s. be bossed around, of iets dichter nog: don't let o.s. be sat on (VD) 2 hrs
	Thanks
agree	Sanmar : Ja, stand up for yourself 2 hrs
	Thanks
agree	ntschanz : yes, stand up for yourself 3 days 20 hrs
	Thanks

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks to all"