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> I was wondering about Dutch There's also the saying: "De knoop doorhakken" (to cut the rope), which basically means to decide.
by mjhagen 5y ago
> I was wondering about Dutch
There's also the saying: "De knoop doorhakken" (to cut the rope), which basically means to decide.
- ArnoVW 5y agoYes, I did think of that. But I think that has it's origins mostly in the Gordian Knot, a legend where Alexander the Great supposedly cut a knot when he did not how to untie it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_Knot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_Knot