Sprichwort – relating to a brief popular saying (such as »viele Köche verderben den Brei«) that gives general advice
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Is There a German Equivalent For "Shoot the Messenger?"
Is there a German equivalent for "shoot the messenger" (kill the bearer, but not the originator, of bad news)?
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How to say "practice what you preach" in German?
Some people will advocate a policy, like higher taxes, and then try to get out of it themselves. This is hypocrisy (Heuchelei).
Others will gladly do themselves what they advocate for others. These people "practice what they preach."
How do you say…
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What's the German for "A Bird in Hand..."?
I remember the proverb as something like, "Ein Spass in der Hand (versus) Ein Vögel, am Dach."
Or something like a sparrow in hand versus a bird on the roof.
The best support I could find was this link about something on the head (versus) a Spass.…
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Warum schweben Deutsche nur auf Wolke sieben, wenn Amerikaner auf Wolke neun sind?
Eine deutsche Redewendung beschreibt ein Glücksgefühl als
Auf Wolke sieben schweben.
Im siebten Himmel sein.
Im amerikanischen Sprachgebrauch gibt es auch eine Wolke, auf der man sich befindet; diese hängt aber viel höher, es ist nämlich die…
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What is the German original of "Head off, tail off - bunny"?
Recently, a popular post at Seasoned Advice discussed the difference between (decapitated and skinned) rabbits and cats, following the OP's suspicion of a fraud in a shipment of rabbit meat.
@Stephie posted an answer that mentioned an old German…
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Meaning of a quote (proverb) from "Twins"
For years, I have been, and still am, pondering about sentence which I've heard for the first time in the 1988 movie "Twins".
Geld ist Macht, und Dummheit lacht.
This is what, in the German dub, Vincent (DeVito) tells Julius (Schwarzenegger) in…
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