op staande voet

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of Medieval Latin stante pede (literally “with one’s foot standing still”), a medieval juridical term meaning "on the spot, without having left the court". Cognate with German stehenden Fußes.

Prepositional phrase

op staande voet

  1. on the spot, then and there
    Synonym: stante pede
    Hij werd op staande voet ontslagen. ― He was fired on the spot.

Usage notes
  • Most commonly used in the collocation op staande voet ontslaan ("fire on the spot").
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.