de kool en de geit sparen

/də ˈkoːl ɛn də ˈɣɛi̯t ˈspaː.rə(n)/
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Tanım

•to compromise in order to keep all parties satisfied, to meet halfway

Etimoloji

Literally, “to spare the cabbage and the goat”. Compare French ménager la chèvre et le chou; cf. also the rare expression to have wolf full and wether whole.