No. 7,823 in Dutch
doodschoot
"Doodschoot" refers to the lap or bosom as a metaphorical place of death or final rest.
In a sentence
De vogel viel uit de lucht en belandde in de doodschoot van de aarde.
The bird fell from the sky and ended up in the lap of death of the earth.
Used metaphorically to describe a sense of fatality or inevitability.
In de roman beschreef de schrijver een overgave aan de doodschoot.
In the novel, the author described a surrender to the lap of death.
Indicates accepting or succumbing to destiny, often death.
Hij voelde alsof hij in de doodschoot van wanhoop zat.
He felt as if he was in the womb of despair.
Expresses being overwhelmed in a figurative state, symbolizing hopelessness or an inescapable situation.
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