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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink14•1 month agoMistranslation of the German Idiom “(etwas) aus dem Boden Stampfen”, to create (something) from nothing (lit. to stomp (something) out of the ground). Easy mistake for bilinguals to make, I was convinced it was an English Idiom as well until I looked it up.
minus-squareThe Snark UrgelinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month agoThanks! I have a fondness for German idiom. “The devil shits on the biggest pile” might be my favourite.
Mistranslation of the German Idiom “(etwas) aus dem Boden Stampfen”, to create (something) from nothing (lit. to stomp (something) out of the ground).
Easy mistake for bilinguals to make, I was convinced it was an English Idiom as well until I looked it up.
Thanks! I have a fondness for German idiom. “The devil shits on the biggest pile” might be my favourite.