nee verkopen

== Dutch == === Etymology === Literally, “to sell no”. === Verb === nee verkopen (intransitive, idiomatic, informal) to decline, say no Synonym: weigeren Je gaat nee moeten verkopen, maar dat zal de klant niet leuk vinden. ― You'll have to say no, but the client won't like that. ==== Usage notes ==== Mostly encountered in the infinitive. Has a connotation of a negative response that should include some form of justification (this expectation of justification being implicit in the verb verkopen, meaning "to sell"); it implies that the addressee would be disappointed or unpleasantly surprised by the negative response. ==== Conjugation ====