klein krijgen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to get someone small”. Compare German kleinkriegen.

Verb

klein krijgen

  1. (transitive) to overcome, to subdue; to break
    niet klein te krijgenindomitable
    iemand klein krijgento bring someone to their knees

Inflection

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