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. Compare Old Novgorodian како стоꙗ (kako stoja). === Prepositional phrase === op staande voet 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").