Phrase: Dat is weg als een derde van een jaar!
Translation: That's like a third of a year away!
Example for use in normal conversation:
A: Are you ready for student led conferences?
B: I'm as pumped as a sperm whale on dry land, can you tell?
A: The conference is in February! Prepare, prepare, prepare!
B: Dat is weg als een derde van een jaar!
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Daily Phrase 14
Tuesday, November 4 | Posted by The Dutch Daily at Tuesday, November 04, 2008
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