Met pensioen, maar hij mist zijn vrachtwagen

What does “met pensioen” mean in Dutch?

A wife reassures her restless husband: «je bent pas 10 dagen met pensioen» (“you’ve only been retired ten days”). To be met pensioen (literally “with pension”) is to be retired; “met pensioen gaan” is “to retire.”

The comedy is that he’s pining, not for another woman, but for his vrachtwagen (truck) and the open snelweg. Dutch marks life’s stages with these neat met- phrases: met pensioen (retired), met verlof (on leave), met vakantie (on holiday). Useful the moment you talk about work, time off, or hanging up the keys for good.