No. 2,239 in Dutch
onderuit
"Onderuit" means "down," "overturned," or "to fall/slip down" depending on context.
In a sentence
Hij ging onderuit op het gladde ijs.
He fell over on the slippery ice.
The word 'onderuit' is used to describe a physical fall or slipping down.
Tijdens het debat ging zijn tegenstand onderuit.
During the debate, his opponent was defeated.
Here, 'onderuit' metaphorically denotes being defeated or overthrown in a non-physical context.
Ze probeerde hem te weerleggen, maar zijn argumenten gingen niet onderuit.
She tried to refute him, but his arguments didn't collapse.
In this context, 'onderuit' signifies a failure to discredit or refute something.
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