peilingen zijn palingen

== Dutch == === Etymology === Literally, “polls are eels”, referring to the slipperiness of eels. First attested in 2008. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛi̯lɪŋə(n) zɛi̯n ˈpaːlɪŋə(n)/ === Proverb === peilingen zijn palingen (politics) opinion polls are fickle and an unreliable indicator of election results === References === “peilingen zijn palingen”, in Woordenboek van Nieuwe Woorden‎[4] (in Dutch), Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal, 2018