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'Placebo' in the second one appears to have the meaning of 'sycophant' ('hielenlikker' in modern Dutch, see e.g. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twaalf_spreekwoor
by Luc 2y ago
'Placebo' in the second one appears to have the meaning of 'sycophant' ('hielenlikker' in modern Dutch, see e.g. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twaalf_spreekwoorden https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twaalf_spreekwoorden ).
- lqet 2y agoYes, and "I will please" is actually the original Latin meaning of "placebo" [0] [0] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/placebo https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/placebo