Holland ist offen

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “Holland is open”. From Central Franconian do es offe Holland, explained in the Rheinisches Wörterbuch as a pun on holle (“to take, fetch”), cognate of German holen. === Phrase === Holland ist offen (regional, Rhineland) Said of a situation where rules are no longer respected or where there is no control, such that everyone does what benefits them or takes what they want. 2006, Thomas Kilchenstein, “In der Abwehr war Holland offen”, website of Frankfurter Rundschau