aan de hand zijn
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- (both colloquial) aan het handje zijn, aan 't handje zijn
Verb
edit- (intransitive, idiomatic) to occur, happen, go on, be at hand
- Wat is er aan de hand? ― What's going on?
Usage notes
edit- The verb zijn is sometimes omitted; e.g. niks aan de hand ("there is nothing going on" or "nothing is amiss") is commonly heard as a sentence by itself instead of the full er is niks aan de hand.