buiten de pot pissen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to piss outside the chamberpot”

Verb

buiten de pot pissen

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to cheat, to commit adultery (to have sex with someone other than one's partner, esp. when misleading one's partner about it)
    Hij werd betrapt toen hij buiten de pot piste met een collega.
    He was caught cheating with a colleague.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to behave recklessly or dissolutely
    Ze heeft haar leven verpest door constant buiten de pot te pissen en geen verantwoordelijkheid te nemen.
    She ruined her life by constantly behaving recklessly and not taking responsibility.

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