Any Dutchies about, how do you translate the below in English?

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Met je ziel onder je arm lopen?

it literally means 'run with your soul under your arm', but that doesn't mean much - it's obviously a phrase but my flemish dh has never heard of it.

Thanks Belgo it's indeed a phrase but need something similar in English, it is a bit like being lost but not quite, if you know what I mean!

I've just looked it up on wikipedia, and it means that someone is bored or sad:

• Hij zit/loopt met zijn ziel onder zijn arm.

Hij verveeld zich, hij is verdrietig.

here is the link

many thanks Belgo, not knowing what to do with oneself is probably what I mean.

One of those phrases that simply cant be translated I guess

Hmm, no idea what it means either. Must be a truly dutch phrase that us flemish just don't understand

I spoke to a Dutch friend and he said:

"?Met je ziel onder je arm lopen? means having nothing to do at all. Those people are most likely picking their noses or so, or hanging around."

It's more like feeling lost than being lost, this person is feeling down about having nothing to do/nobody to talk to etc

HHH thats right but am just wondering if there is a similar phrase in English. It summarises very well what I like to get across to someone without starting a long spiel iyswim

'bored out of his mind' perhaps?

Out of sorts?

thank you all for your help! Been here for over 8 years but sometimes have bad English days , cant get a proper sentence for some reason!