boontje komt om zijn loontje
التعريفات والمعاني
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “little bean receives its wages”. From a short morality tale told in the Klucht van Oene by Jan Vos, in which a bean laughs so hard at the misfortune of its companions that its belly ruptures.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈboːn.tjə kɔmt ɔm zɛi̯n loːn.tjə/
=== Proverb ===
boontje komt om zijn loontje
he that mischief hatches, mischief catches